Dante

Dante’s Inferno was foremost inspired and written as a political essay to address the crimes and corrupt politics threatening to subvert the very social and religious fabric from which Dante’s life was built upon. The Inferno, despite a fictitious work, was a direct attack of the political and religious entities of Italy. Dante’s intent in writing the Inferno was to express his dissatisfaction with the Catholic Church and bring justice to those sinners. Dante assumed the position of a judge, condemning all those he felt had betrayed God, their country and more importantly, Dante himself. Unlike a benevolent god, Dante was not really concerned with redemption: he was concerned with bringing justice to, and taking out vengeance on those he felt had wronged him.

What was the purpose of posting this you may ask? Well because I don't have anything better to say and I just finished my essay on it. So that's why. Yeah, deal.