Contrapasso is the idea that there must be an equal, adequate, and perfect punishment for every sin. This is clearly based on the Code of Hammurabi used in the Old Testament, a Babylonian code of law requiring fair retribution often summarized in popular culture as “an eye for an eye.” The Contrapasso of Canto XXI addresses the fact that the Malebrache constantly push the barrators who attempt to resurface in the pit of molten lava, previously they were able to overcome the natural boundaries of the government hierarchy through extortion and now there is a force of evil that keeps its staff behind