The Symbol Of Loyalty In Dante's Inferno

The reason Dante writes Inferno is because of Beatrice. Most of Dante’s work was inspired by her love and affection but the nature of this infatuation suggested that his love for her was not human love (driven by lust and punished as a sin in the second circle of Inferno), but in fact it was divine love (pure, holy and love that God has for his people which he expects in return). Her divine love serves as a pathway to God and salvation. Some level of Dante’s love for Beatrice is based on physical attraction. This is where the question of gluttony being more sinful than lust comes. With gluttony, you are taking more than you need and voluntarily over consuming. With lust, you are imagining an object or person in a sexual way, not as an individual. Gluttony is more grave because with lust you are sinning through desire and sexual actions, whereas with gluttony you are being carefree about your well being and health. …show more content…
The sign of Hell is that the heathens hold those natural qualities that censured them. Francesca cherished Paolo at first sight, adores him now, and will never stop to cherish him. In like manner, Ugolino detested Ruggieri in life, violently abhors him now, and no measure of disdain and enduring will ever fulfill his craving for more despise. Both Francesca and Ugolino remember the past with the same words, they both express their pain, and they both answer Dante's request about their destiny, however one accentuates the controlling magnificence of adoration, while alternate harps on the savage feelings of fierceness and