DANTE’S “INFERNO”: THE UPPER LEVELS OF HELL
VESTIBULE
The uncommitted—neither Heaven nor Hell will have them
CIRCLE ONE (LIMBO)
The unbaptized, “Virtuous Pagans”
CIRCLE TWO
The lustful, blown about by wind
CIRCLE THREE
The gluttons, bombarded with rain, hail and stinking black snow
which is now their food
CIRCLE FOUR
Hoarders: forced to push boulders to the center of the circle
Spenders: forced to push boulders back out of the center of the circle
CIRCLE FIVE
Wrathful: engaged in combat with each other on surface of River Styx
Sullen: sunk to the bottom of the River Styx
THE RIVER STYX IS THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER HELL