In “Canto XXXI,” one of those being punished is a giant who…

In “Canto XXXI,” one of those being punished is a giant who participated in the building of the Tower of Babel; this was recorded in the Bible.  This tower of antiquity was being build to reach heaven, and as a punishment God caused all those involved to speak different languages so that they could not understand each other and finish the tower.  

The final canto is number thirty-four; there, Satan is froze…

The final canto is number thirty-four; there, Satan is frozen from the waist down, and he chews sinners in each of his three mouths.  These sinners are Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Christ; and Brutus and Cassius, who murdered Julius Caesar in the Roman Senate