One thing that bothers me a little bit about the Inferno is Dante placing so many people that either he personally knew, or were prominent public figures in hell. The mythical characters actually do not bother me as much; everyone knows their stories, so they are useful examples of various sins, but they are not really real.
With the real people, though, it seems like Dante is kind of sitting in judgement on them. He would have us think that he is just observing them in hell, but actually he is the one who put them there.
I think we on earth should not be too quick to declare those who are dead in hell. God is their judge, not us.
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