Reading the inferno was a very interesting experience, as I had played the PS4 game, Dante’s Inferno, where you play as the crusader who is on a journey to rescue his lover in paradise.

I have also watched several anime that focus on the idea of the deadly sins, the firs was  Fullmetal Alchemist, a story of alchemist who learn more and more truths as the story progresses. They are constantly facing the seven deadly sins that they battle physically and morally, as they question themselves and the journey they are on.

The second more recent anime is that of The Seven Deadly Sins. As the title suggests, the anime is about the seven deadly sins, who are people who have sinned, committing one of the deadly sins and, turns out, use the abilities they have to stop others from sinning. We then see the ten commandments, who are the actual villains within the story.

Reading, I constantly drew parallels between the four different works. I saw the liberty that each creator took in order to portray different messages, and encapsulate the interest of the viewer.

In all four works, there is always a driving force: love. In Fullmetal Alchemist, the protagonists commit the taboo, trying to bring back the dead. The lives they live after this are remnant of a living hell. They go throughout the rings of hell, but not in a physical sense. They simply fight each sin one by one. the first sin is actually lust, the first sin we meet in Dante’s Inferno.

The other two, the game and the other anime, were driven by a romantic love, love similar to that of Dante Alighieri. From these we can see how literary works influence much of modern entertainment.

In the Inferno, we see that one can actually be condemned for love. Dante is actually overwhelmed when hearing the story of Francesca, which is very important. He feels pity for this sole, who was unhappy and then fell in love, yet it was that of which was her undoing. It gives us a small glimpse into the psyche of Dante, as he may see certain sins differently.