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Question Description
Starting with Canto V, Dante, the narrator, encounters sinners being punished for their sins. Choose one and analyze the sinner’s punishment. In your response, you may want to discuss one or more of the following:
- Is the punishment just?
- What purpose does the punishment serve?
- How does the punishment relate to the sin that was committed?
