What Role Does Morality Play In Dante's Inferno

Within the Christian tradition, perhaps no written work has had more influence on the belief that human beings possess an immortal soul than Dante’s monumental poem. The Inferno is a part of Dante Alighieri’s 14th century epic poem Divine Comedy. It was originally published on April 11th of 1472. The Inferno tackles the details of Dante’s adventure going to hell with a guidance of a Roman poet, the ghost of Virgil. Before going to heaven to be with his lover, Beatrice, he must witness the terror of the nine circles of Hell. Taking into consideration the opinions of critics who thinks that the said novel is a love story, an adaptation of famous novels put together, a comedy, etc. In fact, every reader has their own perspective and understanding of the content. But the importance of this novel is that Dante has given us the moral system of the book which is the real purpose of it, and it is a powerful influence for everyone including their religion. One of the most discussed topic for most people is how the Inferno somehow represents a love story. They may think that Dante is trying to accomplish the challenges that were given to him to be with Beatrice. However, in an accordance to the book it is way different from what people actually thinks about how “love” is described. There is no real love mentioned by Dante in the book, but only lust. Lust is a feeling of a very strong sexual desire. In

The main purpose of this article is to explain how the Inferno still has its influence for everyone till today. As he mentioned, “To them Dante was an is an example of how a poet can change with the world and reform it, not just represent it, through the power of the poetic imagination.” (Lummus 63). It explains to every