Dante's Divine Comedy

In The Divine Comedy, Dante organizes both Heaven and Hell into several different divisions. Hell is broken down into nine levels, some with sublevels. Heaven, or Paradise, is separated into ten kingdoms. Each of these sections represents a lifestyle on Earth. The lifestyle in the afterlife is indirectly chosen in the mortal existence. In general, Paradise represents the ideal society functioning completely and pleasantly. In contrast, Hell corresponds to a society in which all its …

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