11-23

In canto eleven, Dante and Virgil are still in the sixth circle of hell, the lair of people whom have committed heresy. Virgil describes the heresy of one group in particular, Epicureans, because they pursued pleasure in life because they believed the soul died with the body. The punishment here is that the heretics can only see distant things because they only tried to pursue the near future, or what was right in front of them. In the seventh circle of hell, lies the people whom have committed violence towards one another. However, sodomy for some reason is viewed as an act of violence towards god. The people here are placed in a lake of fire and blood. In the fifth pouch of the eighth circle of hell resides frauds, specifically politicians. In the fifth pouch,  the politicians are stuck in a pool of flaming tar. The tar represents their "sticky fingers" and false deals while in power. The sinners here are guarded by the Malabranche, and Virgil and Dante are assigned an escort of them to the next bridge, but in actuality, there is no bridge and must descend down cliffs. 

I included Pinocchio because he is viewed as an ultimate liar; whenever he lies, his nose gets bigger