I find Dante to be a little off kilter. He is trying to describe these new religious views with an understanding of the presence of torture in Hell, using pulls from past religions. The Minotaur interested me the most though, even though it was a small section. I don't think that the Minotaur's rage was the focus point of the interaction, but how the situation as a whole needs to be examined. I believe the use of the raging Minotaur was to show how Hell would slowly deteriorate our own humanity if we are to venture into its depths. The pain and suffering the circles brings will eat away at people's virtues and sanity and revert them to a more beastly form of mind.
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