The Inferno differs from the Iliad in at least one important respect. While The Iliad and The Cure of Troy focus on war and how it defines man, The Inferno focuses more on how one's actions define a person. The Inferno takes a close look at how Dante imagines hell. Dante divides hell into different levels of punishment based on the sins committed during their lifetime. It is your actions that determine who you are, not your performance on the battlefield. Even with this different approach to society, there are still many similarities that can be found with these different worldviews. The concept of destiny is transmitted from one period of time to another. Just like in The Cure at Troy, The Inferno also has a strong opinion on fate and how it affects people's lives. Lady Fortune in Hell, canto 7, is described by Virgil: "Therefore one people triumphs and another languishes, in application of its judgment". This describes fate as the decider of everything. “Your knowledge has no obstacle against it; She provides, judges and pursues her government, as is that of the other gods." Dame Fortune is a divine creature, extremely powerful. Dante incorporates the notion of a semi-divine personification within his Christian worldview by making Fortune an extension of God. God appointed her to control destiny. The role that Fortune plays according to Dante is to preordain all things through life both in a positive and negative way. No man can avoid his destiny determined by God. Everything will already be decided and Lady Fortune will fulfill it blissfully. “But she is blessed and does not feel it; Among the other primordial creatures it happily turns its sphere, and blissfully rejoices. . If Dante's view of Fate/Fortune is correct, then everything happens because it was meant to happen. It had to happen
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