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Essay / The Justice of God in Dante Alighieri's Inferno Comedy” and it is followed by “Purgatory” and “Paradise”. The book “Inferno,” which is the Italian translation of Hell, recounts its author's journey through what he believes to be Hell, consisting of nine circles of suffering beneath the earth. On his journey, Dante is guided through the nine regions by the poet Virgil, who represents human reason. Each circle in the book represents a different type of sin with a different type of punishment, varying according to the degree of offense committed in life. In his journey through each of these circles, Dante realizes and emphasizes the perfection of God's Justice and the seriousness of each offense against the creator of all life. Certainly, Dante as a Christian realizes the perfection of God's justice; he is able to create a link between a soul's sin on Earth and the punishment it receives in Hell. In Inferno, Dante explains that God created Hell through justice, a specific example of this could be when he was passing through the gates of Hell, he read on the entrance to the gate the sign that read: " …Sacred Justice moved my Architect. was raised here by Divine Almighty..." (Alighieri), undoubtedly attributing the creation of Hell to God and His divine justice, and God's divine justice is exactly what shapes the nine circles of Dante's Hell and their punishments, depending on the severity of the sin, the soul is sent further from God and closer to the Devil. Additionally, Dante is aware of God's qualities, first that He is righteous, according to the Bible in Exodus 34:7, "...He will...... middle of paper...... Christ in the United States of America, March 3, 2008. Web May 17, 2010. This source provides information about the Bible with some useful verses to compare God's justice in the Bible with Dante's book "Guide to." MHS composition. » Philosophical and Religious: Religious and Ethical Climate Influences Writers and Their Texts. Merryville School, nd Web May 17, 2010. .This source provides basic descriptions of a variety of criticism techniques. Wiehardt, Ginny. Types of Characters. Types of Characters in Fiction. About.com Guide, and Web May 17, 2010. .This source provides the information we need to know about each type of character we need to know when we study literature..
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