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  • Essay / The Hell Trial: Dante's Inferno - 882

    In Alighieri Dante's Inferno, many different people were sent to hell for what Dante thinks they did wrong. He assigns them to different sections of Hell based on the severity of their sins in their previous life. If Dante were alive and making revisions to Inferno today, he would put Superman, Brian Griffin from "Family Guy", Xerxes from "300", Scar from "The Lion King", Squidward Tentacles from "Spongebob Squarepants", for the various sins they committed in their past lives. Superman should go to eternal flames for his violence against God. Superman should go to the Seventh Circle, Third Ring of Hell, reserved specifically for those who have committed blasphemy in their lives. Although Superman did good, he also acted like a God. People treated him as such, and that doesn't mean he is the one true God. In canto but as I now tell him, his curses are good ornaments on his breast. (69-72) The punishment is symbolically correct because Superman can shoot glowing beams of fire out of his eyes, move at excessively high speeds, and he is impervious to pain. He will now lie motionless, prostrate on burning sand, watching the endless snowfall and burning for his sins for all eternity. Another person, or rather a dog, who should enter the eternal flame would be Brian from "Family Guy" for being an atheist, lustful and seductive. Of the three, the worst sin would be being an atheist, but there are also several times in the series where Brian is caught praying not to go to middle of paper..... .gh those few moments of anger. However, while his body is submerged underwater, his nose could enter into eternal combat with the Wrathful. His punishment would be symbolically correct because in life all he did was become dark or angry, and now in death he can stay dark underwater forever while his nose fights with the Wrathful. All of these people, fictional or not, should burn for eternity. the crimes they committed in this life. Superman and Xerxes should be there to act like gods. Brian for seducing women. Scar for his violence against his own brother. Last, but not least, Squidward who should make time to be moody in every waking moment of his life. Works Cited Alighieri, Dante. Volume 1: Hell. The Divine Comedy: Volume 1 Inferno (Penguin Classics). Trans. Allen Mandelbaum. New York: Bantam Classics, 1981. Print.