The text states, "Love and wisdom will make straight his way" (Dante 1.22-23). God also represents love as he represents pure and good, which is why Dante adventures Hell on Good Friday. ... The fourth circle's punishment is pushing a weight uphill so it could symbolize what they did in their lifetime, which symbolizes that they worked really hard for themselves and nothing more. ... Dante using love and romance as a theme to convey his message of Hell in "The Inferno" and what it is like as he went on a adventure throughout hell guided by Virgil. Hell is shown as ni...

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