Following Dantes three part structure for the Divine Comedy the first partInferno represents expressions of religious faith in Shakespeares plays thesecond Pur... » 

Following Dantes three part structure for the Divine Comedy the first partInferno represents expressions of religious faith in Shakespeares plays thesecond Purgatorio sets out more sceptical positions and the last Paradisoarticulations of godlessness. The discussion focuses on the moral and spiritualdilemmas of major characters developing the often subtle transitions betweenbelief scepticism and atheism and suggesting that there is a liberatingpotential in unbelief. «