History Funny / TheDivineComedy

* Canto VIII of Inferno has Virgil [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter naively attempting to ask the fallen angels]] standing by the gates to the City of Dis. They initially promise to let him alone in, but they eventually slam the gate in his face. Once more, Canto XXI has Virgil trusting the Hellrakers as they give him and Dante directions to a supposedly unbroken bridge. It is not until the poets escape into the sixth bolgia, where one of the hypocrites, a Jovial Friar named Fra Catalano, advises them to climb out of the bolgia using a rock that used to be a bridge, that Virgil realizes that he has been duped by the Hellrakers. Fra Catalano takes the opportunity to mock Virgil's naivete, which serves as the last straw, and Virgil silently storms off.

* Canto VIII of Inferno has Virgil [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter naively attempting to ask the fallen angels]] standing by the gates to the City of Dis. They initially promise to let him alone in, but they eventually slam the gate in his face. Once more, Canto XXI has Virgil trusting the Hellrakers as they give him and Dante directions to a supposedly unbroken bridge. It is not until the poets escape into the sixth bolgia, where one of the hypocrites advises them to climb out of the bolgia using a rock that used to be a bridge, that Virgil realizes that he has been duped by the Hellrakers. The hypocrite uses that as an opportunity to mock Virgil's naivete, which serves as the last straw, and Virgil silently storms off.

* In Canto 21 of ''Inferno'', Dante and Virgil are escorted by a pack of ten demons, one of whom signals it's time to leave by [[ToiletHumour farting into his trumpet]]. In addition, Creator/DorothyLSayers translates the demons' names as "Hacklespur", "Hellkin", "Harrowhound", "Barbiger", "Libbicock", "Dragonel", "Guttlehog", "Grabbersnitch", "Rubicant", and "Farfarel", causing a reader to potentially call to mind Literature/TheScrewtapeLetters. In the next Canto, Dante and Virgil, having enough of their company, escapes from them, all as the demons fight amongst themselves, with two of them falling into pitch.

* For a modern audience, the whole thing reads like a phenomenal SelfInsertFic. He meets his idol Virgil, gets to have a guided trip of the afterlife, and gets to see all his opponents and most hated figures burning in hell.
* Canto VIII of Inferno has Virgil [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter naively attempting to ask the fallen angels]] standing by the gates to the City of Dis. They initially promise to let him alone in, but they eventually slam the gate in his face. Once more, Canto XXI has Virgil trusting the Hellrakers as they give him and Dante directions to a supposedly unbroken bridge. It is not until the poets escape into the sixth bolgia, where one of the hypocrites advises them to climb out of the bolgia using a rock that used to be a bridge. Virgil, realizing that he has been duped by the Hellrakers, silently storms off.

* Canto VIII of Inferno has Virgil [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter naively attempting to ask the fallen angels]] standing by the gates to the City of Dis. They initially promise to let him and him alone in, but they eventually slam the gate on his face. Once more, Canto XXI has Virgil trusting the Hellrakers as they give him and Dante directions to a supposedly unbroken bridge.

[[MeaningfulName There is a reason the work is named]] ''The Divine '''Comedy'''''.[[note]]Except not really. the term "comedy" had a [[ValuesDissonance very different meaning]] back when the poem was written and had nothing to do with humor. A comedy then was seen as the opposite of a tragedy, being a story that ends on a happy ending instead of a tragic DownerEnding. The "Comedy" in ''The Divine Comedy'''s title refers to Dante succeeding in going up to Heaven, not the poems being funny. The modern association between comedy and humor wouldn't be established until a [[NewerThanTheyThink couple of centuries after the poem was written]].[[/note]]

* In Canto 21 of ''Inferno'', Dante and Virgil are escorted by a pack of demons, one of whom "[[ToiletHumour made a trumpet of his asshole]]".

* [[https://pics.me.me/disco-inferno-dan-gocomcs-com-brevity-8-1-20t-andrews-mcmeel-syndication-brevitycomic-26597077.png There's this short comic]] that plays on the term, "Disco Inferno," by depicting Dante in a disco suit and striking the classic ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'' pose while Virgil looks on with an unamused expression while a disgruntled demon flies overhead!
** What's even more hilarious is that this concept of Dante dancing to disco was also referenced in the 2010 game, ''VideoGame/DantesInferno'', with a downloadable costume that's actually called, "Disco Inferno Dante," that replaces Dante's normal outfit with a 70s-esque disco suit complete with an afro and a reflective disco ball styled helmet!
*** [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yAdUICQZuA4/S5RI7Ql4rmI/AAAAAAAABRk/QPJzMsGOwPY/s1600-h/discodantescreen.jpg Here's the costume in question if you want to see it for yourself]]!

* The punishment for flatterers is based on a StealthPun (they are trapped in a ditch that's full of shit, just like them), and is pretty obviously meant as a joke (''Flattery'' is a sin bad enough to get you sent to Hell? Seriously?)

[[MeaningfulName There is a reason the work is named]] ''The Divine '''Comedy'''''.[[note]]Except not really. the term "comedy" had a [[ValuesDissonance very different meaning]] back when the poem was written and had nothing to do with humor. A comedy then was seen as the opposite of a tragedy, being a story that ends on a happy ending instead of a tragic DownerEnding. The "Comedy" in ''The Divine Comedy'''s title refers to Dante succeeding in going up to Heaven, not the poems being funny. The association between comedy and humor wouldn't be established until a [[NewerThanTheyThink couple of centuries after the poem was written]].[[/note]]

[[MeaningfulName There is a reason the work is named]] ''The Divine '''Comedy'''''.[[note]]Except not really. the term "comedy" had a [[ValuesDissonance very different meaning]] back when the poem was written and had nothing to do with humor. A comedy back then was seen as the opposite of a tragedy, being a story that ends on a happy ending instead of a tragic DownerEnding. The "Comedy" in ''The Divine Comedy'''s title has nothing to do with the poems being humorous in nature (as they're almost ironically quite the opposite), but the fact that Dante succeeds in getting to heaven in the end. The association between comedy and humor wouldn't be established until a [[NewerThanTheyThink couple of centuries after the poem was written]].[[/note]]

[[MeaningfulName There is a reason the work is named]] ''The Divine '''Comedy'''''.[[note]]Except not really. the term "comedy" had a [[ValuesDissonance very different meaning]] back when the poem was written and had nothing to do with humor. A comedy back then was seen as the opposite of a tragedy, being a story that ends on a happy ending instead of a tragic DownerEnding. The "Comedy" in ''The Divine Comedy'''s title has nothing to do with the poems being humorous in nature (as they're almost quite the opposite actually), but the fact that Dante succeeds in getting to heaven in the end. The association between comedy and humor wouldn't be established until a [[NewerThanTheyThink couple of centuries after the poem was written]].[[/note]]

[[MeaningfulName There is a reason the work is named]] ''The Divine '''Comedy'''''.[[note]]Except not really. the term "comedy" had a [[ValuesDissonance very different meaning]] back when the poem was written and had nothing to do with humor. A comedy back then was seen as the opposite of a tragedy, being a story that ends on a happy ending instead of a tragic DownerEnding. The association between comedy and humor wouldn't be established until a [[NewerThanTheyThink couple of centuries after the poem was written]]. The "Comedy" in ''The Divine Comedy'''s title has nothing to do with the poems being humorous in nature (it's almost quite the opposite actually), but the fact that Dante succeeds in getting to heaven in the end.[[/note]]