The Gates of Hell

personal experience of a ghost riding a bus from Hell to Heaven. The story begins in a dark, gloomy place that resembles Purgatory or Hell. It is not necessarily fire and brimstone, but it is obviously not a place where there is any happiness. There are no relationships between the inhabitants and everyone moves as far away from others as possible. People bicker and fight for no apparent reason. The Bible says that Hell is eternal separation from God. The Hell in The Great Divorce represents this

subject to the whims of God and that those who refuse to welcome God are held out of hell by nothing more than the simple pleasure and mercy of God’s hand. He appeals to the pathos of his listeners

version of hell, which is the nine circles of hell. Along with Milton’s version of hell as being dark, are used very often in today’s society. Even with that being said, although both versions can be observed, Dante’s influence can be seen in books, television shows, movies, and even art. The main factors influenced by him are by the levels the character has to go through. On a 1997 episode of Futurama, named “Hell is Other Robots” in, one of the main characters, Bender, is dragged to robot hell. The

her sister, Queen Ereshkigal. The Queen who despises Inanna has her servants torture her as she goes through each layer. After going through a series of gates in the underworld, she was stripped off each part of her clothes one by one and was later chained and tortured in hell from the evil creatures that dwell underneath in the mountain. In each gate, not only were different punishments carried out but Inanna was walking through darkness and seeing less of the light. When relating to the film, the

Dante’s Inferno by Dante Alighieri is a classic tale that explores various facets of mythological literature and Christian morality. In this piece of literature we watch Virgil lead Dante though the circles of hell in order to reach heaven where Dante’s beloved Beatrice awaits. The author created this story in order to give the reader a visual image of life after death while also emphasizing the traditional Christian principles of sin and punishment. Throughout the novel Dante takes us through each

Each work contained an image to impart and a story to tell. The heroes of the readings this week has taken the trip to the underworld for different reasons. Odysseus went to the underworld for guidance from Tiresias. Dante stumbled on the path to hell due to his straying off the path of truth. Achille weighted himself down to buy the love of Helen. Though their reasoning differed, each hero returned with a knowledge that would help change their course in life. Though they got there by different

SUMMARY In Canto 7, Virgil leads Dante through the fourth circle and into the fifth circle of hell. In this circle are the wrathful and the sullen, which are two forms of anger—one expressed and one held back. The wrathful are sentenced to attacking each other for eternity, and the sullen are to lie in slush while repenting their sins. As Dante and Virgil travel through this circle, they come to the base of a tower, which serves as a signal for the boatman Phlegyas. In Canto 8, the tower sends up

Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth’s conscience by showing her disregard to ensuring her keeping her ‘two faces’. To begin with, in Act 1 Scene 5 she asks Macbeth to “Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t”, and they both make an effort to keep their illicit activities a secret. However it is shown how she disregards this view (as a result of her guilt) further in the play by stating “What, will these hands ne’er be clean?” in the presence of the Gentlewoman and Doctor. While it

or Evil. In the poem Virgil leads Dante through the different stages of Hell. Then to the land between Heaven and Hell. Lastly to Virgil leads Dante to see a glimpse of the beautiful Heaven. The very first stage of the epic poem is the Inferno. Inferno is a very good title for this section because it discusses Hell. In the poem Dante is stuck in the darkness of Hell. He can see the stars of Heaven but, the creatures of Hell block his way. Then a guide named Virgil is sent Dante’s way to lead him

Dante’s descent into Hell in Inferno, the first part of his Divine Comedy, tells of the author’s experiences in Hades as he is guided through the abyss by the Roman author, Virgil. The text is broken into cantos that coincide with the different circles and sub-circles of Hell that Dante and Virgil witness and experience. Inferno is heavily influenced by classic Greek and Roman texts and Dante makes references to a myriad of characters, myths, and legends that take place in Virgil’s Aeneid, Homer’s