In Dante's Purgatorio, the shades suffering from the vice of envy are visually striking, defined by their coarse clothing and blindness, representing their moral failings. Virgil observes their harsh penance, which reflects their past inability to recognize the goodness in others. The imagery used by Ovid further enriches the understanding of envy, illustrating its dark and painful nature. This exploration of envy showcases it as a powerful emotional force leading to deep feelings of resentment and inferiority, highlighting its damaging effects on relationships and society as a whole.
As he travels with Virgil from the Inferno into Purgatory in The Divine Comedy, Dante meets those who did not actually commit crimes, but who were guilty of one of the seven capital vices that 'lead to sinful acts.'
These shades wear clothing made of coarse, stiff goat hair that is 'intolerably itchy and rubbed the flesh open,' according to notes by Dante's translator Ciardi.
These are the people who committed the vice of envy, and they will stay in Purgatory until they 'feel purged of any taint' of their vice (Canto XIII).
Envy is among one of the most powerful emotional forces (Lange et al, 2018). It is an unpleasant, often painful sensation that may include feelings of inferiority and resentment, all produced by the recognition that another person or.
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