Essays on Hell

The story of Paolo and Francesca, star-crossed lovers doomed to the second circle of hell, raises interesting questions. However, there is an argument to be made on behalf of the validity in Francesca’s actions. Although infidelity is regarded as a condemnable act, the two are…

 In the beginning of the nine circles of hell Dante seems sympathetic towards the shades that are in the first few circles of hell, but in this scene as he gets deeper into hell, we see a completely different side of Dante. Instead of using…

In Dante’s Inferno, people’s souls are being punished due to their sins committed on Earth. Each individual soul has committed similar and different types of sins, but they all have one thing in common and that is that they all deserve punishment no matter if…

Throughout Dante’s Inferno, Dante documents the various sins he witnesses in hell, and the punishments the sinners receive for their crimes against God. The Inferno is the first book in a trilogy of epics that include Purgatorio, and Paradiso that depict Dante’s journey through hell,…

Wilfred Owen exploits both poems, “The Send Off” and “Arms and the Boy” to convey his thoughts towards war and weapons. Throughout the poems, Owen continuously portrays negative imagery to further accentuate his pessimistic opinions on the use of weaponries and war. Both of these…

Both Medea and Satan are self-centered, static characters who are motivated by revenge for their recent loss, who use exploitation to achieve their goal, and who have a moment in their journey where they self-reflect. Medea and Satan are both centered around self-pity. For one,…

People in ancient Mesopotamia had a unique way of looking at life and afterlife, and when compared to the ideology of people at a similar time from slightly different cultures and geography, Mesopotamian culture was especially strange. By analyzing literary texts such as The Epic…

Limbo is the eternal waiting place. Its residents are those who were not baptized at birth or born before Christ’s own birth. Thus, this is also where poets like Virgil, Dante’s guide, and Homer reside. Their punishment is to feel the ache of the absence…

The concept of heaven vs. hell has been in place since any form of religion existed. The destiny of a soul is arguably one of the most noteworthy components of religion. The eternal destination of a soul in a religion aids to determine the behavior…