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Sinners In Dante's Inferno

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Dante’s inferno is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri during the renaissance period about the journey through hell. Putting himself as the main character, Dante composes his own take on hell-- 9 circles for 9 sins-- and includes with it difficulties Dante the character must face. In this feat, Dante the poet presents readers with detail on the sins that led to the condemnation of sinners, the punishments that follow, and actual examples of sinners that suffer in the

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