What Is The Theme Of Sacrifice In Dante's Inferno

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As Dante progresses through Heaven, he comes to learn that true love is loving ones’ enemies that this difficult act is one that truly exemplifies pure love. Coming to this point in the story, the reader can look back to see how he has grown through his journey. When in Inferno, he was angry and spiteful at those that were punished, even being encouraged to doing so by Virgil. That the suffering that those in Hell experience is God’s Judgement on their sins and he should not display empathy towards them. This revelation regarding love puts him in conflict with his and Virgil’s past actions and demonstrates why Virgil is still within Limbo despite his knowledge of Hell and