In what way does the setting express Dante's views about heretics in his work?

The setting of the Wood of the Suicides in Dante's "Inferno" reflects his view on heretics because it conveys the idea that those who reject God's natural order are condemned to eternal punishment. By placing heretics among the violent, in the Seventh Circle of Hell, Dante suggests their rejection of divine truth is a form of violence against the natural order of creation.