There are millions of concepts that people can think of when talking about the Divine Comedy. There are also interpretations of things that most people would pass up, including me. However, I decided to talk about how each book was personified by three main ideas. The three main elements begin with the three mystical beasts of hell, the three stone steps of purgatory, and end with the three thematic questions of heaven. The book of hell (Inferno) was a great concept in which hell would be composed, and the depiction of the creature was quite interesting, from the top three to Dis himself. In the dark forest Dante meets three beasts which each represent a certain number of circles to come. The first was the she-wolf who represented “concupiscence (immoderate desires)” (Raffa) for circles 1-4. The she-wolf's interpretation of lust, gluttony, greed and prodigality can be seen when reading the book. Looking back, the meaning of inordinate desires can be seen in lust. First with the Circle Two guard, Minos, created because of these desires. Subsequently the souls of Francesca and Palo were placed here. Francesca represented the wolf perfectly, being a wolf herself. After getting married, Francesca acted on the desire to have relations with her husband's brother. By doing so he causes the death of both him and her. Another note to make is like a wolf of physical habits. She knew that one day she would have her prey "Palo", however faith was against her and she was killed by her husband. The next circle and probably the center of the she-wolf's meaning were the gluttons. The name also means excessively indulgent in some kind of activity, i.e. immoderate desires. Cerberus, the guardian, himself desired to act in such a way as to consume so much m...... middle of paper ...... This statement shows that Mary expressed so much love that God the Pathfinder chose her to lay bare the his holy son, and allow him to explain the love of God to everyone. In the final part of the book Dante finds himself face to face with the Divine Creator and concludes with this statement: "Already all my will and my desires were turned - like a wheel in equal balance - by the Love that moves the sun". and the other stars” (par. 33 143-45). The final pronouncement stated that all that lives is transformed by the love of God. In conclusion, each book presented a typology of three that described everything. Hell used mystical beasts, Purgatory used scenic repentance, and Paradise used test questions for Dante. Dante's journey as a pilgrim was tiring at first, but in the end everything came together and the story of the Divine Comedy was finally told.
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