FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The poet’s attempt to climb the mountain
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The poet’s attempt to find his way back to Florence from Jerusalem
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The poet’s descent into hell
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The poet’s tour of earthly paradise
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Detailed explanation-1: -The poem was written in the early 14th century. It is an allegory telling of the climb of Dante up the Mount of Purgatory, guided by the Roman poet Virgil-except for the last four cantos, at which point Beatrice takes over as Dante’s guide. Allegorically, Purgatorio represents the penitent Christian life.
Detailed explanation-2: -Allegorically, the poem represents the soul’s journey towards God, beginning with the recognition and rejection of sin (Inferno), followed by the penitent Christian life (Purgatorio), which is then followed by the soul’s ascent to God (Paradiso).
Detailed explanation-3: -The main theme of The Divine Comedy is the spiritual journey of man through life. In this journey he learns about the nature of sin and its consequences. And comes to abhor it (sin) after understanding its nature and how it corrupts the soul and draws man away from God.
Detailed explanation-4: -For example, Geryon, the monster that carries Dante and Virgil from Circle Seven to Circle Eight, is an allegorical embodiment of fraud, the sin of the Eighth Circle. Geryon has the face of a man, the body of a beast, and the stinging tail like a scorpion. Think about any time you were ever the victim of fraud.