Dante's+Test+Essay

Everyone has heard things about Hell, but do you know what it really is? The Divine Comedy written by Dante is an allegory. It’s a story told on two levels. In the Inferno, he tells us his journey through Hell. However, he is also telling us to live a sin-free life or we will suffer after our death.

Dante divides Hell into nine different level, the ninth being the deepest and coldest level. Each of the levels represents a sin. The worst the sin, the lower you go down. Dante ranks treachery the worst sin possible because he had been betrayed by his own people.

Punishment differs based on the sin you committed. Dante’s punishments fit perfectly well with the sins. The opportunists who didn’t pick a side chase a banner that leads to nowhere. In Limbo, the people who can’t control their desire are forever swept away by an uncontrolled wind of passion. Those who committed violence are chased by beasts and beat on. The treacherous are frozen in ice at the deepest part of Hell. The worst sinners, Judas, Iscariot, and Cassius are eternally feasted on by Satan himself.

Sometimes its human nature that makes us think or the things we do. Its human nature that we want revenge. Its human nature that we fall in love, but those things can turn bad like Paolo and Francesca. In the Divine Comedy, Dante is trying to tell us that life isn’t based on destiny, but based on choices. If we make the wrong choices, we will face the consequences for them. However, if we make the right decisions, we also will get rewards for them.

This was like fertilizer to the tree. It was one of the essays I've written by myself and actually got a good grade on. So I instantly learned how to write a good essay.