Discuss Dante's creation of the "noble castle" in the first circle of Hell. What does this addition add to medieval thinking about Limbo and who should be admitted to it? What does it reveal about Dante's belief about the worth of an individual? Your answer should be at least one hundred words.

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Aria Ayers

11 August, 07:08

Discuss Dante's creation of the "noble castle" in the first circle of Hell. What does this addition add to medieval thinking about Limbo and who should be admitted to it? What does it reveal about Dante's belief about the worth of an individual? Your answer should be at least one hundred words.

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Jeramiah Kramer · Answer 1

The element that Dante’s Inferno shows to the reader about the corruption in church is wealth. He believed that the root of all evil (especially corruption) is wealth. Thus the reason for all the money and greed-based areas in Hell.