The most unpredictable thing is finding out that there is a good chance of going to hell, although is it too late to be saved? Every once in a blue moon an awe-inspiring narrative comes along displaying what may be the true reality of the great beyond. To begin with, the story of Everyman deals with the personification of his transgression which is the reason he has to undergo a pilgrimage in order to go from vice to redemption, however for Dante, who is in the equivalent boat although, on his journey he must go through nine circles of hell. In comparison, both Everyman and Dante go on a spiritual journey and deals with betrayal, although the routes in which they have taken are totally different, but they still present the same hidden message…show more content… The first quote is presented in the beginning of the story everyman when he gets an unexpected visitor. On page 3 Death states “That shall I show thee; A reckoning he will needs have without any longer respite”. The person that Everyman receives an unexpected visit from is the personified death himself and when he visits Everyman, he tells him that God wants him to undergo a reckoning. The second quote comes from the story Dante’s Inferno when he wakes up in a place in which he does not recognize. On page four he states “... I went astray from the straight road and woke to find myself alone in the dark wood”. The dark woods represent an area in hell. After reading the two quotations above or even both stories Dante’s Inferno and Everyman the difference between the path can be conveniently identified, showing that Dante’s journey started when he awoke in the dark woods and Everyman's journey started after he obtained a visit from the personification of Death
