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Examples Of Divine Justice In Dante's Inferno

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The Divine Comedy's Inferno presents a profound theme of divine justice and its impact on the souls condemned to Hell. This theme is developed through two specific examples that vividly portray the consequences of sinful actions. Firstly, the character of Francesca da Rimini serves as an embodiment of the consequences of lust. As she laments her fate to Dante, she reveals, "Love, which permits no one to be loved in return, took hold of me so strongly with delight in him that, as you see, it has not left me yet" (Canto V, lines 100-103). Her passionate affair with Paolo, despite being married, led to eternal damnation. Secondly, the encounter with the greedy character of Plutus highlights the punishment for the sin of avarice. Dante describes

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