Dante's Inferno Canto Three Thoughts

The third canto in the Inferno so far has been extreamly interesting. Right off the bat we are given a poetic inscription on the gateway into hell that contains a extreamly famous quote at the end; "I AM THE WAY INTO THE CITY OF WOE. I AM THE WAY TO A FORSAKEN PEOPLE. I AM THE WAY INTO ETERNAL SORROW. SACRED JUSTICE MOVED MY ARCHITECT. I WAS RAISED HERE BY DIVINE OMNIPOTENCE, PRIMORDIAL LOVE AND ULTIMATE INTYELLECT. ONLY THOSE ELEMENTS TIME CANNOT WEAR WERE MADE BEFORE ME, AND BEYOND TIME I STAND. ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER HERE." (Dante's Inferno, Canto 3 lines 1-9) I found this inscription to be a bit over the top but I suppose that it is appropriate given its placement. (above the gate of hell)

We then move on to the men and women who resused to take sides. The punishment for these people is to eteranlly chase a bannar and be pursued by a swarm of hornets while continjuiously being stung and feasted on by maggots. To me this seems a little extream. While many people in this day and age think that to do nothing is almost as bad as doing a deed, I am of a different view. I personally believe that choosing not to become involed is