The punishment fits the crime in a poetic and ironic way from "summary" of Inferno by Dante Alighieri
In the depths of Hell, where sinners suffer for eternity, there exists a twisted sense of justice that is both poetic and ironic. Each punishment inflicted upon the damned is meticulously tailored to fit the crime they committed during their time on Earth. For example, those who were guilty of greed and avarice are condemned to forever push heavy weights, symbolizing the burden they carried in life with their insatiable desire for material wealth. Similarly, the violent are submerged in a river of boiling blood, mirroring the bloodshed and destruction they caused in the world above. The sinners in Hell experience a cruel sense of irony as they endure punishments that are not only physically torturous but also emotionally tormenting. The adulterers, who betrayed their spouses and loved ones, ...
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