The Absence of Women in Dante’s Inferno Throughout history women have always had a notable absence in society. The same applies to the absence of women in Dante’s Inferno. Much of this can be accounted for by women’s’ roles from a historical and literary aspect. In the Inferno, the absence of women may be due to the fact that they did not have the opportunity to be leaders, were thought to have …showed first 75 words of 384 total…

…showed last 75 words of 384 total…Inferno. The absence of women in the Inferno is partly due to the fact that they were not leaders, had that stereotypical view of always doing right, and not very many women were important to Dante. Women’s’ roles throughout history and literacy have portrayed this very well. Women in the Inferno were absent due to these reasons. Women back then had a notable absence in society, and some continue to even to this day.