The Divine Comedy 1-2-3

The overview of the book: Divine Comedy is divided into: Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Dante called it: Comedy, because it ended happily. Then later generations added the attribute divine to it. Dante divided the three sections of the poem into other parts called internal parts. Both the Purgatory and Paradise sections contain: 33 parts. As for Hell, it contains 34 parts. All parts are characterized by strong rhythm, due to their "melodic" passages with three lines. Each part is divided into nine chapters and an additional tenth chapter. The entire poem is written in the form of triplets. Each part ends with the word "stars." In this poetic form invented by Dante, we find that the first and third lines of each stanza are on the meter of the middle line of the previous stanza. Three stages of Hell: Dante describes in this part of his Comedy how the torment of the hesitant is carried out, those who did not join any of the warring parties, as people appear naked, stung by bees and flies, and tears mixed with blood flow from their eyes. He also depicts a set of terrifying scenes and events in this section. Then he begins preparing and readying the reader to enter "Purgatory." Purgatory: a place where there is no night or rivers, but calm, sadness, and liberation from the burden of earthly memories under which the prisoners of Hell suffer. The hope emanating in the hearts of those in Purgatory and their joy while in the midst of flames match their enthusiastic mood, which is confirmed by their continuous ascent upward. Paradise: The depiction of Paradise in Dante's work is characterized by grandeur and mystery. The gentle ones in Paradise appear as if they all form the throne’s rose and occupy very large places in a very wide amphitheater, suitable for their heroic deeds and glories. Additionally, they can appear in celestial cities, on the Moon, Mars, and other planets.