FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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The penitent life
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The afterlife existence for mortal sinners
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The heavenly paradise
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The earthly paradise
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Detailed explanation-1: -Allegorically, the Purgatorio represents the Christian life.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -For Dante, Purgatory is not only a place where you pay the debts you incurred when you sinned: it is in fact the place where you reflect on those sins, and where you change the psychological tendencies which led you to sin. This leads to extraordinary richness in the depiction of character.
Detailed explanation-4: -The three steps at the foot of the gate to Purgatory proper are an allegory for the Sacrament of Penance. They represent recognition of and contrition for one’s sins.
Detailed explanation-5: -Purgatorio, the second part of Dante’s Divine Comedy, describes the poet’s vision of journeying through Purgatory, the place where Christian souls (though destined for Heaven) are cleansed of the sins they committed during their earthly lives.