Sin

So on their journey they went.
After walking down a long dark path without a care
They finally arrived to the second level where the lustful souls were sent.


Dante could hear the cries of the souls in despair.
He wondered who was here.
Finally he met a young women with fiery red hair.

She looked at him with eyes full of tears.
He asked her what sin she committed
All she did was look at him with fear.


When she tried to speak all that came out were cries.
Dante looked at her closely and noticed something odd in her chest.
He pointed to it and asked what was wrong.

She motioned that her heart was breaking.
Dante was confused and asked Virgil to explain.
Virgil said "here are the sinners who were lustful.

All they cared about were their own feelings.
They went around breaking hearts
And ruining relationships."

He continued to explain their punishment to Dante
"Since they spent their lives breaking hearts
and making people cry

They shall spend all of eternity with a broken heart.
Every time their heart heals, it breaks itself again.
And because they caused the broken hearted to cry

They can only express themselves through crying.
They are never allowed to speak again
Because all their words did was cause misery."

Dante did not feel bad for them after hearing this.
He fully agreed with their punishment.
And so they continued on to the next level.

This is the second level of hell where the lustful people are sent. In life they were very promiscuous. They would go after anyone they wanted. It did not matter who's feelings got hurt. As long as they got the boy/girl they were happy. All throughout life they broke up relationships. They broke hearts and caused people to cry for days. Now in hell their hearts will be continually be broken so they could experience what they did to people. Since they caused people to cry from the words they used, they can no longer speak. The only way they can express themselves is through crying.