Dante's Divine Comedy

Dante frightened by his plight, terrorised by strange beasts, discovers a guide. 

Virgil is troubled. They encounter slowly moving souls, and search for an entry onto the mountain.

Virgil and Dante are in a world of freshness and hope, sunlight and stars, but also strangeness and novelty.

As the sun rises, an angel speeds towards them, bringing a friend and a tense sense of tremendous things.

Dante and Virgil pass through the gates of hell and enter the vestibule to encounter anxious souls.

Virgil leads Dante into the first circle of hell where they meet souls who didn't live their lives, as well as pagan poe... Read more

The last canto of the Inferno sees Dante and Virgil face to face with Lucifer, before a surprising turnaround.

Dante wavers and Virgil reveals why he is here. 

At first distracted by the indolent, they encounter a new group of agitated souls, though keep their focus.

With the souls carrying heavy burdens, Dante speaks with them. He learns about the gordian knot of pride.

In Purgatory proper, a zig-zagging path leads to a terrace of beautiful images and burdened souls.

Dante falls asleep and dreams. It's erotic, transformative, and leads to the gate and the gatekeeper of Purgatory.

Still in the lovely valley of the rulers, angels and a serpent dramatically appear, though oddly no-one's concerned.

Virgil and Sordello embrace again, before Sordello explains they must find a safe place for the night.

Dante and Virgil encounter Count Ugolino deeper in Cocytus, as well as the souls of the living dead.

Seeking heavenly help to find the true words, Dante steps into Cocytus, revealed as a reality of imprisoning, deadening ... Read more

Virgil and Dante wander into a grey zone, hear an ominous horn, and encounter the terrible giants.

Minds and bodies themselves begin to disintegrate in souls driven rabid and feverish by playing god in life.

Dante and Virgil argue, divided, and then walk to the tenth bolgia. It's infected with the pestilence of denuded nature ... Read more

The ninth bolgia entombs figures Dante sees as schismatic in life, now rent asunder themselves.