In the next three circles of Hell, the punishments are no longer lenient and are (in a way) grave. What I actually picked up from Canto VII to Canto XI is that the more selfish you get and the more you do things without charity, then the greater the suffering you have to undergo. In the Fourth Circle, the ones who are suffering are the ones who did not recognize the value of money. A lot of us can really relate to this because today, we tend to buy more than what we need. We crave for money and yet we just end up splurging it. The consequences and what not of this sin made got me conscious about the way I handle my money. The Fifth Circle of Hell, on the other hand, really got my attention. I am one to hold grudges against others. It is only now that I realize how grave of a sin it is since Dante ranked it above the avaricious and the prodigal. To make it sound scarier, it's even the last circle before the lower hell. It scares me, really, how something that I thought was "normal" is actually really offensive to God. I'm thankful for this early realization because at least now I can begin to work on the act of forgiving and forgetting. Lastly, Dante proceeds to lower hell and learns that it is where the Heretics dwell. It was hard to relate to this at first since modern-day Heretics are not as hardcore as they were before. What entered my head though are the people who act like they know more that God. I think that it makes sense that they are put on a higher level of suffering because the hurt that they allow God to feel is also on a higher level. Modern-day heretics are the ones who already know the faith yet they still choose to hurt God on purpose. This just alarmed me because of course, we all want to be together in Heaven. It just saddens me that other people still choose to burn in the fires of hell.