In the first bedlam of the eighth circle Dante describes one of the most provocative punishments, namely the beating with whippings. The souls residing here have deceived women for their own benefit. Because of this they are stuck in a place where they have no advantage. Either way, they will meet the same terrible fate. More provocative than the whippings in The Inferno is the exposure to the burning rain in the third round of the seventh circle of hell. In the third area users have to sit under the rain of fire with bags around their necks. These bags contain the family crests that they stole while they were alive. Constantly burning would be a terrible and painful punishment. In bedlam five of the eight circle yet another provocative punishment, being immersed in boiling pitch and tormented by black devils, is seen by Dante and Virgil. Demons cut pieces off their skin, just as grafters cut off pieces of money from other people while they were alive. This punishment is appropriate when considering the sin, but the thought of enduring something so painful is what makes it defiant. After reading this poem it is obvious that it had an intended audience. Dante was trying to set people straight and set them on the right path. Fear of hell is a good way to do this because fear is what motivates people above all else. Dante was sometimes provocative, but it was only to achieve his goal