FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Brutus, Cassius and Judas
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Brutus, Julius Caesar and Attila
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Bruto, Paolo and Francesca
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Judas, Count Ugolino, Virgil
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Detailed explanation-1: -As Satan beats his wings, he creates a cold wind that continues to freeze the ice surrounding him and the other sinners in the Ninth Circle. The winds he creates are felt throughout the other circles of Hell. In his three mouths, he chews on Judas Iscariot, Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus.
Detailed explanation-2: -Their treason is inarguable, as Brutus and Cassius directly participated in Caesar’s murder, and Judas handed Jesus over to the authorities who despised Jesus. They all betrayed the leaders of their time, one being secular, the other being spiritual.
Detailed explanation-3: -Brutus, Cassius and Judas To Dante, these three men were the ultimate betrayers of humanity, as they caused the fall of Caesar and the fall of Christ. All three are punished by being continually chewed on by Lucifer himself (Inferno, 34.61-6).
Detailed explanation-4: -Judecca, named after the apostle who betrayed Jesus (Judas Iscariot), is the innermost zone of the ninth and final circle of hell.