rza rima, or three-line stanza, as well as himself as a character.The Inferno is the first of three parts of Dante's epic poem, The Divine Comedy, which depicts an imaginary journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Dante is the hero, who loses his way in the "dark woods"(representing the error of sin) and journeys to nine regions arranged as a funnel in nine concentric circles representing Hell. He is led by the ghost of the Roman poet Virgil (representing human reason), who has come to rescue Dante from the dark forest and lead him through the realms of the afterlife. The first circle they enter is Limbo, which consists of the heathen and unbaptized, who led decent lives. The second through the fifth circles are for the lustful, gluttonous, prodigal, and wrathful. The sixth circle is where heretics are punished. The seventh circle is devoted to the punishment of violence. The eighth is devoted to those guilty of fraud and the ninth for those who betrayed others. In the last section, Satan remains imprisoned in a frozen lake.The journey is difficult and full of insight, disappointment, and questions, but they are ultimately triumphant. The end of their journey leads Dante and Virgil to the bottom of Hell. Lucifer is seen frozen in Hell and they are drawn towards Heaven. They emerge to the surface, rising above the ugliness of sin and journey towards their goal as they catch sight of the stars shining in the heavens. Their journey begins on Good Friday 1300 and they emerge from Hell on the day of Resurrection, Easter Sunday, on the underside of the world, in the hemisphere of water at the foot of Mount Purgatory. He is later led further by his beloved Beatrice, whom he has glorified as an angel and a symbol of divine love by his use of her in the book.Dante expresses his personal experience using images to interpret his view on the nature of human existence. He writes in the first person so the reader can identify and...
