ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to Dante, which is the most serious sin in hell?
A
Gluttony
B
Avarice
C
Heresy
D
Treachery
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dante’s final circle of Hell is reserved for the worst of sinners in the author’s perspective. In this last circle at the very center of the Inferno, Dante places those guilty of treachery and betrayal towards loved ones, close friends, their country, and their masters.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Dante’s imagined descent through hell, he reserved the Ninth Circle-the “lowest, blackest, and farthest from Heaven”-for the sin of treachery. The worst sinners, in his underworld, were the traitors-those who betrayed their loved ones, their country, and their God.

Detailed explanation-3: -Treachery was the ninth Circle of Hell. This last circle was dedicated to those people who betrayed their loved ones, friends, best friends, countries, cities, guests and even their masters. It was also the place where Lucifer’s real body was imprisoned.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dante’s so-called sin of Pride found in the Inferno, purged in Purgatorio, reappears prominently in Paradiso. He feels deserving of a “laurel crown.” Far from cured, Dante is still brimming with Pride. Both confessions, to Lust and Pride, were likely insincere.

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