1. The people in Circle 3 were lazy and produced nothing while they were on Earth. They did not use their God-given talents but instead, wallowed in food and drink. Their punishment was that they were sent to Circle 3 and spent eternity in a gigantic garbage dump. They lie in an icy paste and experience large hailstones, contaminated waste, and snow as black as night. The sinners are swollen and obscene. They too are like gargage and buriend in slush. Cerberus, the three headed dog of hell, guards them and attacks them with his claws and teeth.
2. The sinners are fat and obscene in hell because of their choice to be lazy and to do absolutely nothing with their life on earth. Cerberus does the same to them in Circle 3 as they once did in their life. He slavers over them and repeatedly attacks them as they had once slavered over food and drink on Earth.
3. In the Christian religions gluttony is a part of the seven deadly sins. It is a misplaced desire of food or it's withholding from the needy. In the Bible, gluttony is addressed by teachings of moderation and self-control. It is mentioned in the book of Proverbs. "Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags." Proverbs 23:20-21
4. The belief in the different levels of hell is a paganistic view. Also, the belief of Cerberus guarding the sinners in Circle 3 was influenced by Greek mythology. We also read about Cerberus in the Odyssey.
5. Dante encounters Ciacco in Circle 3. Ciacco was known as the "hog" and was a citizen of Florence.
6. We think that Dante would have placed Kevin Federline in Circle 3 because he is famous only for marrying Britney Spears. He has not done anything significant with his life to contribute to society.
Tracy Field, Sarah Sumrall, & Jennifer Hyatt
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I think that it was the perfect punishment for the sinners in this level to be over weight and live in a dump. I also thought it was funny that ya'll thought Danta would put Brittany Spear boyfriend in this part of hell. I wonder what part he would put her in?
I like the punishment that they had recived it was messed up what they had did so they got what they recieved.
I think that was the right punishment for the people in circle 3. I also thought is was funny that ya'll put Kevin in that circle. There is probably many others he would put in there.
I think there will probably be more people from this day and age in this circle than from past ages. Maybe a lot of Americans?
Reply to Erica:
I agree, I think the punishment fit the sin very well. I thought it was quite funny when I first read it.
Reply to Krista:
Yeah, the punnishment suited them very well. I also thought the Kevin Federline thing was funny as too. I thought Paris Hilton was a prime example as well. She is famous for no reason whatsoever!
I think that the punishment chosen for these particular type of sinners was perfect. They did nothing in their life while they were alive, so they did the same in hell wallering around like trash. They probably regreted being so lazy.
I agree with everyone about the punishment being what it should be. They deserve it. At first I was a little confused about the three-headed dog attacking them all the time but as i kept reading and realized it was how they acted towards food, it made perfect sense to me. There are many people that could fit into this category.
This actually a pretty gross place to be damned to for eternity. I agree that Federline should be here... I mean what has he ever done to be famous?
To Lindsey: I agree with you in that a lot of people would be in this level. There are A LOT of lazy people in this world.
To Brian: You are right! This would be a VERY disgusting place to spend eternity.
The sinners in this level got the punishment that they deserved. The fact that you all wanted to put Brittany Spears boyfriend in this level was kind of funny.
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