The Inferno by Dante Alighieri is a 14th century novel composed of different ideas of justice for crimes. The story takes place in hell which is a funnel-shaped and composed of nine unique circles (49). Each circle is created for punishment for a particular sin, and as an individual goes higher, the punishment becomes worse (49). After reading the story, readers realize that there is a tremendous difference in justice for crimes during the 14th century and justice for crimes today in the 20th century. Although no sin is greater than any other, there are different punishments for each crime.
Circle one, Limbo, is composed of the Virtuous Pagans. The people here are not allowed to come into the light of God because “they were born without the …show more content…
According to the article “Damnation of Unbelief,” “Those who believe, in this life, and are baptized, it is said, will be saved from hell in the life to come; while those who believe not in this world will be made miserable in the world to come (82). Furthermore, the punishment is not equal because each human being in the world does not have the same faith, and no one will ever know if their faith and belief in Christ are correct. Today, there are many …show more content…
The people here took the gifts of God for granted. While on Earth they spent majority of their time eating food and drinking. These people did nothing but produce tons of garbage and junk. Their punishment is to lie eternally like garbage. Too add to this, the Cerberus salivates over the Gluttons while they lie in lousy sludge 65). The justice for this crime is fair because there are thousands of people who go without food each day, but these individuals chose to be greedy instead of helping the people who are in need. Contrastingly, gluttons are not punished in the 20th century. Even though they are not punished, they increase their chances of suffering from health problems such as
Circle one, Limbo, is composed of the Virtuous Pagans. The people here are not allowed to come into the light of God because “they were born without the …show more content…
According to the article “Damnation of Unbelief,” “Those who believe, in this life, and are baptized, it is said, will be saved from hell in the life to come; while those who believe not in this world will be made miserable in the world to come (82). Furthermore, the punishment is not equal because each human being in the world does not have the same faith, and no one will ever know if their faith and belief in Christ are correct. Today, there are many …show more content…
The people here took the gifts of God for granted. While on Earth they spent majority of their time eating food and drinking. These people did nothing but produce tons of garbage and junk. Their punishment is to lie eternally like garbage. Too add to this, the Cerberus salivates over the Gluttons while they lie in lousy sludge 65). The justice for this crime is fair because there are thousands of people who go without food each day, but these individuals chose to be greedy instead of helping the people who are in need. Contrastingly, gluttons are not punished in the 20th century. Even though they are not punished, they increase their chances of suffering from health problems such as