Reading the final Cantos of Dante's Inferno was a truly (Insert stuff here). Studying up on Dante's portrayal of Satan left me in a similar state as Dante. I could almost feel the eerie nature of the innermost ring. The cold frozen lake with the distorted individuals was enough to really set the tone. I feel like there's a significance in the fact that those within the final ring are frozen and unable to move. It's like they have done the deed and must stay and think on their actions, with no chance to act in any way again. I feel like it's worse than just wandering around like some did in the early parts of hell. They are all acting in vain because they have no chance of leaving of course, but some have other freedoms, which others gave up.
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I find it fascinating that they are frozen. That is not what I tend to think of when I think about the deepest circle of hell. It is certainly a terrible punishment though.
ReplyDeleteLike you, I appreciate the depiction created by using frozen ice to show the lack of peace, warmth, light in the last ring of hell. Echoing a lot of Dante's depiction throughout the Inferno, even though ice might not seem like such a bad punishment after all, to imagine being stuck frozen for eternity is a large pill to swallow and this particular punishment coupled with this sin could be the worst punishment ever.
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