Religious people always fear that they will not get to Heaven or the place where their God resides. The Bible and other religious texts give advice on how to avoid the pain of Hell. Dante Alighieri, a famous Italian poet, wrote about the physical description of Hell and the punishments each sinner would receive for their sins. Although the Divine Comedy recounts Dante's journey from the depths of Hell to the glory of Paradise, it contains a deeper meaning. Dante reveals the true meaning of Hell through its main motif, its interactions between sinners, and the interweaving of other literary works into Hell. The repeating motif of the number three is used to represent the Holy Trinity and all things holy. The first evidence of the number three comes not from the story but from the Divine Comedy itself and from the verses of the poem. The Holy Trinity is composed of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three entities are brought together to form God, the creator of all things. Just as God is composed of three things, the epic poem The Divine Comedy and the poem's stanzas are also composed of three things. The Divine Comedy is composed of three books entitled Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso. The verses of each canto are composed of three verses. The books of the Divine Comedy and the verses of the epic poem present similarities between the Holy Trinity and therefore God. At the beginning of his journey Dante encounters three beasts. The first beast he encounters is a leopard, the second a lion and the third a she-wolf. These three beasts represent the three categories of sin presented by Dante in Hell. The she-wolf represents self-indulgence. The female genus of the canis species has a reputation as... middle of paper... condemned to hell. A new trend is emerging. Churches of every denomination are losing members. Some would even say that the devil is winning and that the world is about to end. Today's populace could learn some lessons from Dante's main motif of number three, the interactions it has between various sinners, and the intertwining of portions of the Bible and the seven deadly sins in Hell. Dante's portrait of the human soul as it journeys to find morality and reach the glory of heaven is raw and infuriating. The punishments you will receive in hell will be harsh and relentless. Hell is eternal and once you are there the possibility of repenting and going to heaven will be lost forever. Works Cited Alighieri, Dante. The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Volume 1 Inferno (Series of reprints of the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri). New York: Oxford UP, USA, 1997. Print.