In keeping with the theme of “Divine Retribution” that runs throughout Inferno, the sinners in the ninth chasm are brutally split and mutilated, just as they split and mutilated aspects of religion, politics, or people.
Each sinner is punished according to degree of sin, as well as suffering punishment specifically geared toward their particular sin.
Curio’s tongue is cut out because his sin was false advice, and Bertrand de Born has his head cut off because he caused a rift between father and son.
im tired of dante wanting to know everyone’s long history.
they’re annoying, too long and drawn out and some information is completely superfluous.
There is no time for pure emotion at this point in the journey
time is running out and Virgil must move Dante along, even if that means being harsh about it.
but still…Dante is still human, his emotions changing with each moment of the journey, though he is coming to realize that his pity does not change the fate of these sinners, that his only proactive choices are to remember them to the upper world, and in some cases, cause a sinner more pain.
