Yes

Yes, the punishment runs parallel with the mortal crime. In life they felt no ties to the people or country they were bonded to, and so their punishment is to forever be captive in ice. They are frozen in every sense of the word; they are encased in an icy coffin. Forever cold and miserable, their punishment makes them suffer both emotionally and physically, they are denied warmth and compassion. They are left to suffer. Though treason is frowned upon almost everywhere, I do not believe that this specific crime deserves to be in the farthest depths of hell. Personally I believe that Dante is to bias to see the sunlight of everything good. He is highly pessimistic and lets his personal reason spoil his otherwise pleasant book. Dante’s hell has no Grand Scheme, other than his own personal opinions. This specific crime, I believe, should be in a higher level of hell. For I personally think that murder a more horrid sin than treason. Throughout all circles, there is one thing that stands out clear as glass in your mind. Whether it’s the unfortunate fortune tellers who’s heads are faced with being forever backwards, or the rampaging lizard thieves playing a sick game of tag to only be transformed into reptiles then back to humans. In this chapter, I would say the thing that is brought to the mind when you’re thinking circle 9.1 and 9.2, is when Dante finally shows true moral redemption. He does an extremely good example by showing dislike for the sinner, Bocca. Dante becomes enthralled when Bocca denies to answer his questions. Dante then curses him a traitor and tears the hair out of Bocca’s head, promising to tell what has really become of Buoso da Duera. The sins committed in this circle, involved so much wrath, so much hatred towards a someone of something to be able to cause whatever ails you the most and willing to do, whatever it takes just so you can fulfill the need of avenging yourself the beast oppression this clearly represents can only be the lion. I believe the lion represents the beast of oppression because treachery is to sabotage the someone or something that supported your fury. All the thoughts would be punished by the rage within your veins. Causing you to seek revenge, bringing out the most terrible evil in you.