The shades that exist in this realm of Hell have to forever endure the lustful environment of a violent storm. It refers to an internal storm that rages inside the sinners. Another example of how the beings in this circle of Hell are in a constant lust is through Francesca. Dante basically asks her why she committed adultery. To which she answers, “‘There is no greater pain than to recall the happy time in misery, and this thy teacher knows; but if thou hast so great desire to know our love’s first root, I shall tell as one may that weeps in telling’” (79). This just shows that in order for to even interact with him and answer the question she must endure all of her past feelings. He also refers to lust as a natural instinct by comparing Francesca and Paolo to beautiful doves. The doves are depicted as being driven by their instincts by their migratory patterns and their ability to survive. So in this case, Dante is portraying humans as being instinctively driven to be lustful. It is also referring to the appearance of the sinners; just because the sin itself is ugly in nature, does not mean that the actual sinners are ugly too. To put your sensual feelings before your spiritual feelings towards God is what makes this sin a punishable one. Dante’s second classification for sin is violence. Dante views violence as being worse than incontinence because you are breaking a more sacred bond with physical harm to either another person, yourself, God, or nature. In Canto XIII Dante categorizes “the Suicides” in this level of Hell. He puts the violence against oneself as more heinous than violence against others because it is an act of insubordination against God. The violent act of taking one’s life is a direct disregard to one’s body, which is God’s creation. These beings are stripped away their bodily figures and become trapped inside the barren trees and bushes. Dante describes the setting as, “No green