FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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sullen
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greedy
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lustful
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violent
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Detailed explanation-1: -Second Circle: those overcome by lust are punished in this circle. They are the first ones to be truly punished in Hell. These souls are blown about to and fro by a violent storm, without hope of rest. This symbolizes the power of lust to blow one about needlessly and aimlessly.
Detailed explanation-2: -Punishments in the Second Circle Because sinners in the Second Circle are guilty of the incontinent sin of lust, they’re doomed to be caught up in and whipped around for eternity in the cyclones of wind. This punishment is symbolic.
Detailed explanation-3: -Inferno tells the story of Dante’s journey through a vision of the Christian hell ordered into nine circles corresponding to classifications of sin; the second circle represents the sin of lust, where the lustful are punished by being buffeted within an endless tempest.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dante confesses to Beatrice Portinari, his idolized perfect woman he loved since childhood, to only two sins: Lust and Pride. He does not really tell on himself.
Detailed explanation-5: -While living together, Paolo and Francesca fell in love. Unfortunately, the brother discovered their affair and killed the two lovers, condemning his brother and his wife to an eternity in Hell.