Envy in Hell! It’s time to start explaining the story here. In the original “The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf,” every soul in Hell is frozen in a moment of unrest related to their sin: the miser (avarice) has left the key to his money-box in the lock. The adulterous man (lying) has left out the love letters to his mistress. The envious woman here had just received some lovely flowers, right before her friend received even lovelier flowers. Each soul is unable to let go, even as the real world above them goes on.
Having grown up terrified of Hell (our modern, evangelical, sola scriptura Hell being bare-bones but still terrible fiery sulfur) I love stories about Hell with a bit of creativity.
Don’t worry, it’s technically a Purgatory; everybody in this story gets out eventually. Here’s to universalism!
And here are the most difficult things to draw: Art Nouveau decorative ironwork, high heels.