![]() ![]() In Inferno, the first part of The Divine Comedy, we encounter three beasts, a three-headed dog-Cerberus, and a three-faced Satan. The number three is one of the most common and important ones. ![]() There is a lot of symbolism in connection with numbers throughout the novel. The purpose of Dante’s Divine Comedy was to show people the horrors their souls would go through if they did not obey God's laws, and did not live their lives righteously. Such division reflects the medieval theology specific to Christianity. Each part consists of thirty-three cantos. ![]() It has three parts: Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory) and Paradiso (Heaven). The poem, The Divine Comedy, is about a journey of the author himself, towards God. ![]()
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