Dante’s Purgatorio: A Visitor’s Guide to Purgatory

You’ve heard of Dante’s Inferno—the fiery descent through Hell’s nine circles. But what about its often-overlooked sequel… Dante’s Purgatorio? Between Heaven and Hell lies a mysterious realm: Purgatory—where souls endure brutal trials to earn redemption. Think Hell was bad? You haven’t seen anything like this. But what actually happens in Dante’s Purgatorio? Why is it overshadowed by Inferno? And what trials await those climbing ascending the seven terraces Mount Purgatory? In this video, I shall retell the story of Dante's Purgatorio, and explain the seven steps of Purgatory. Enjoy! Helpful PSA: I've had to gloss over finer story beats within this video, so I have included a link to Purgatory below! A number of you in the comments asked for a Divine Comedy series, and so I am delighted to cook this one up for you. If you have any more suggestions, do let me know in the comments. It's a pleasure (and a privilege) to be back making videos. Thank you for 846K subscribers! H. edit: title change! -------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:50 What is Dante's Purgatorio? 02:11 Ante-Purgatory 04:09 Terrace I: Pride 05:24 Terrace II: Envy 06:24 Terrace III: Wrath 07:44 The Seven Deadly Sins 08:58 Terrace IV: Sloth 09:51 Terrace V: Greed 11:11 Terrace VI: Gluttony 12:16 Terrace VII: Lust 12:56 The Garden of Earth Paradise 14:01 Beatrice Reunited 15:24 Conclusion 16:49 Outro -------- 👽📺 Listen to my podcast, The Interruption: On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7gnUglG... On Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... -------- ⚠️ OFFICIAL MERCH! ⚠️ To get hold of your own, head to Crowdmade.com with this link: https://crowdmade.com/collections/hoc... ----- Sources & Further Reading: Read the full Purgatorio (and analysis) here https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/not... Here's a fantastic synopsis with key themes: https://www.litcharts.com/lit/purgatorio --------- Music: Intro - Epic of Gilgamesh in Sumerian by Peter Pringle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcTs... Subtle Differences by Howard Harper Barnes Via Epidemic Sound My Kind of Illusion by Jay Varton Via Epidemic Sound Philosophia by David Celeste Via Epidemic Sound Signal to Noise by Hampus Via Epidemic Sound With Tenacity by Chistoffer Moe Divletson Via Epidemic Sound Helix Nebula Via Epidemic Sound For Lorne by Anders Schill Paulsen Via Epidemic Sound Outro - Peaceful Ambient Music by CO.AG https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcav... License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... #dantespurgatorio .