521,318 views
19 votes
19 votes
1) How does the vision of the underworld transform from Homer to Virgil to Dante

User Vijesh Venugopal
by
2.8k points

1 Answer

7 votes
7 votes

Answer:

They are gradually worsening

Step-by-step explanation:

Homer: Homer depicts the land of the dead as gloomy, frightening, dark and generally unpleasant for his heroes to endure. There is nothing rewarding about an existence there.

Virgil:Virgil’s underworld ethical scores are settled. Those that have done well in life get beautiful afterlives, joyful and happy things surround their eternity. Those that have been evil in their lives are physically punished.

Dante: Dante sees Hell depicted as nine concentric circles of torment located within the Earth; The circles are concentric, representing a gradual increase in wickedness, and culminating at the centre of the earth, where Satan is held in bondage. The sinners of each circle are punished for eternity in a fashion fitting their crimes

User Agc
by
2.9k points