Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate or Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. The Sequel

     Okay, back to the nine circles of hell as depicted by Dante Aligheri between 1308 and 1321. All nine in order are Limbo, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Anger, Heresy, Violence, Fraud, and finish it off with Treachery. In that, I realize that this is a poem, written by a man, and yet I believe that all forms of art are made to express some of the innermost thoughts at times, I find parallels in his writings, and in being a writer of sorts, I understand that often the things written down sometimes express the things in our head that for some of us we cannot orate. so, with that, here we go.

     I found myself reflecting in the first third of this poem, that when Dante would enter each circle he would battle a beast of each, and in that would be force to look at his own sins, and reflect on how he deserved to be in each hell to remain. In that, he had a quest, a purpose, to save Beatrice, who had been pulled wrongly into hell and was being held prisoner by Lucifer himself. So he would push on, facing his deepest sins and being forced to rely on his faith in God at many of the toughest times, using his faith as the weapon, to, in the end, defeat the devil himself.

     Part 1 of these ramblings covered the 9 rings and the synonyms for each hell, but now I'd like to define the words again, and list the antonyms, and just compare.

Limbo - state of uncertainty

antonyms for Limbo: certainty, certitude, sureness, surety

Lust - appetite, passion

antonyms for Lust: chastity, disenchantment, disgust, love

Gluttony - excess

antonyms for Gluttony: benevolence, giving, mercifulness, unselfishness

Greed - overwhelming desire for more

antonyms for Greed: benevolence, generosity

Anger - state of being mad, annoyed

antonyms for Anger: agreeability, calmness, contentment,        enjoyment, good nature, happiness, joy, peace, pleasantness

Heresy - unorthodox opinion, especially in religious matters

antonyms for Heresy: orthodoxy

Violence - extreme force, intensity

antonyms for Violence: passivity, peace, peacefulness

Fraud - trickery, deception

antonyms for Fraud: fairness, honesty, justice

Treachery - disloyalty, dishonesty

antonyms for Treachery: constancy, devotion, faithfulness, fidelity, honesty, love, loyalty

     So, one thing I noticed, the solutions to get through those nine circles of hell... are doubled up in some spaces. What do I take from that? 

     Well, love, peace, and benevolence are mentioned more than once as antonyms. So, what this says to me... Love, peace and benevolence are solutions, along with that, honesty, loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, certainty... so on and so forth. So take what ya want from it, it was just some of my observations for the day.  Love easy, stay greasy.