Political arguments allusions to classical literature and mythology cities the role of fame and prestige in human life.The perfection of God’s justice evil as the contradiction of God’s will storytelling as a vehicle for immortality.The most dramatically significant moment in the poem probably arises in Dante’s encounter with Lucifer, in Canto XXXIV, a scene that has struck generations of readers and critics as (deliberately) anticlimactic. Inferno constitutes only the first third of a much larger work, The Divine Comedy for this reason, and because of its extremely steady linear plot, Inferno has no real climax.Dante attempts to find God in his life, while those sentenced to punishment in Hell hinder him from the true path.On a literal level, Dante, the character in the poem on an allegorical level, humankind.The evening of Good Friday through the morning of Easter Sunday in the year 1300.With his elaborately designed retributions, Dante expresses a belief in, and awe for, the perfection of divine justice.

At times he also comes across as sardonic or ironic.

Dante uses a largely moralistic tone when portraying the figures and events in his poem.As Inferno is an account of his own experiences, the character Dante speaks in the first person from a subjective point of view, giving the reader insight into his emotions and motivations.The character Dante recounts his trip through Hell, looking back on it after an indeterminate period of time.Early fourteenth century (probably begun around 1308 and completed around 1314), throughout Italy.

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