Moral Responsibility In Dante's Canto V, The Inferno

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In Canto V, The Inferno, Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta were reading a romantic book that brought out their emotions and love for each other that made them passionate. Dante (the poet) condemned them to hell together to be punished for committing adultery. It leaves one to think who is more responsible for moral responsibility. I feel the creators and vehicles of the messages that are promoting unacceptable attitudes and behaviors aren’t more responsible and accountable than that of the consumers. The content that is created generally has fans and detractors. Also if consumers didn’t watch these types of works they wouldn’t exist and disappear. Creators have creative freedom and can alter or shape a persons opinion with their works.

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