The Inferno, written by Dante, is a poem that deals with the afterlife. It deals
             with the ideas that actions and practices taken up in this life will determine the
             punishment or salvation attained in the next. In the poem, Dante describes circles of hell
             of which these levels are assigned according to the severity of the sinner. Dante uses
             setting to display the different circles and further exemplify the ironic qualities
             associated with the damnation of the sinner. Various characters are also used to display
             the different levels of sin and also to point out individual sinners that Dante sees as the
             most severe. Dante displays to the reader a story of damnation and, through the use of
             setting, irony and useful characters, allows the reader to fully comprehend and relate to
             Major theme of this poem illustrates that the things one does in life shall hurt that
             person in death. Blasphemers and sinners alike commit sins against god and do not
             worry for their damnation does not occur in the present but seemingly far off in death.
             The Inferno displays to the reader the reality that their sins will someday come back to
             damn them. Examples of this can be seen in the circles of hell. Worse the sin, the worse
             the damnation in hell. Through various characters Dante illustrates this eternal suffering
             received for mistakes in life. Dante uses various literary devices like allegory and irony
             to display the sinners and the damnation they receive for their specific sins.
             Dante's Inferno illustrates irony in setting, such that there are no second chances
             in life. Through symbolism, representation, and physical details Dante establishes irony,
             Symbolism in relation to the setting exhibits the nature of Dante to be very ironic
             in some cases. For example, throughout Dante's Inferno, Dante makes many direct
             references to the light and the heavens: "Therefore, if you win through this gloomy pass
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