Dante Alighieri wrote a major work known as the Commedia that consisted of three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The work's major theme is Christianity, specifically what it takes to get to heaven. In the Inferno, Dante learns that God's punishment is just, God's power is divine, and God's reign is eternal. God's punishment is just because the people committed their sins with full knowledge and full ... consent. When Virgil sees that Dante is upset with the people's punishments ... can see that God's punishment will last forever. God's just punishment, divine power, and never-endin...

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... Dante Italian Epic Literary Device: The carriage is an allegory for the Church. It comes under attack from the eagle and the fox and then the dragon, each of these creatures representing a different ailment the church has had to deal with. Brief Plot synopsis: Dante is taken through the wall of fire at the top of purgatorio and lead to the waters of Lethe. There he sees a heavenly procession. Question ... of the day/Important ideas: Dante has ... to go through the wall of fire because his heart has to be purified. The angel of chastity is singing the hymn, "Blessed are the pure in hear...

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