FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
They are whipped
|
|
|
They clash using heavy weights
|
|
|
They burn
|
|
|
They are diseased
|
Detailed explanation-1: -In the Fourth Circle, sinners are punished by being forced to fight each other for eternity by rolling enormous weights toward one another.
Detailed explanation-2: -Canto IV of Dante’s ‘’Inferno” describes the first circle of Hell. It is a place of confinement for unbaptized souls and the souls of virtuous individuals who lived before the time of Christ.
Detailed explanation-3: -What do the souls in the Fourth Circle cry out when they push their weights? What does this indicate about their sin? They are in a constant Tug of War because they are on opposite ends. One hoards, one wastes and they scream “Why do you hoard?” And the other screams “Why do you squander?"
Detailed explanation-4: -Their punishment is that they are rolling enormous weights at one another, the Wasters shouting, “Why do you hoard?” and the Hoarders shouting, “Why do you waste?” After they clash, the souls hurry their weights back again, only to repeat the action, all the while screaming.
Detailed explanation-5: -The river of boiling blood is a punishment for violence against neighbors, including murders and war crimes. Sinners are submerged according to their guilt.