This review is on the Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri in 1306 - 21. The time period is 1300. Dante often used his knowledge of the present to predict future events. The book is divided into 3 sections: Inferno (hell), Purgatorio (purgatory), and Paradiso (paradise). Each of these sections is divided into 33 cantos (except Inferno, which has 34 cantos), written in tercets (groups of 3 verses). The number 3 in Dante's time was significant because it was considered sacred. Beatrice, Dante's dead love, asks the Virgin Mary to help him see his mistakes. Maria accepts and Dante is sent to hell for 3 days. He then ascends Mount Purgatory on the other side of the world, then to Paradise in the sky. Dante gets lost at the beginning of the story, so he needs guides to help him. His first guide, through Hell and Purgatory, is Virgil. They meet many sinners along the way. Dante learns to hate sin. His second guide is Beatrice, the woman he adored while he was alive. His last guide is Saint Bernard, who takes him to see God. While the pilgrims entered Purgatory, an angel engraved the letter "P" on Dante's forehead seven times, representing the seven deadly sins (pride, envy, anger , sloth, avarice). , gluttony and lust). As Dante crossed the seven areas reserved for those who committed each of these sins, the letters were erased one by one and the climb became less difficult. The most obviously difficult thing for the illustrator is the fac...