FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
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Question
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Legge of the Paso doble
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Law of Retaliation
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Law of Analogy
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Law of Opposition
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Detailed explanation-1: -In each circle, a specific type of sinner is punished according to the law of contrapasso or retaliation, which means that each malefactor is punished with a suffering that has something in common with his sin-something similar or in contrast.
Detailed explanation-2: -The torment inflicted on the envious is particularly gruesome, and is borrowed from the practice of falconry: their eyes are sewn shut with wire, to prevent them from seeing and envying the good fortune of others.
Detailed explanation-3: -Souls who were violent toward others are condemned to be submerged in boiling blood. People who hurt themselves are pecked at by bird-women called harpies or attacked by dogs. Those who committed violent acts against God writhe in burning sand and burning rain.
Detailed explanation-4: -As the first vice punished in Purgatory, pride is the most serious of the forgivable sins. As punishment for pride, penitents have to carry such heavy weights that their heads are bent down, rendering them unable to challenge anyone with their defiant eyes.