FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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It alludes to the Garden of Eden.
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It symbolizes perfection and paradise.
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It is a symbol of the Virgin Mary.
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dante becomes enveloped in light, first blinding him and then rendering him fit to see God (Canto XXX). Dante sees an enormous rose, symbolising divine love, the petals of which are the enthroned souls of the faithful (both those of the Old Testament and those of the New).
Detailed explanation-2: -The queen of this white rose is the Virgin Mary, traditionally represented as a rose herself (see Par. 23.73-4). This celestial rose recalls large rose windows of Gothic cathedrals, many of which are dedicated to Mary.
Detailed explanation-3: -In this tenth heaven is Heaven itself, the seat of God, angels, and the blessed. Paradise has the shape of an amphitheater, with an endless series of stairs that shrink into infinity. On these steps sit the blessed, absorbed in the contemplation of God. Dante, who is author and main character of the poem.
Detailed explanation-4: -But it refers more deeply to his having fallen away from Beatrice, whom he meets again at the top of Mount Purgatory and who becomes his guide through Paradise. Beatrice was Dante’s childhood beloved and personal angel, his link to God.
Detailed explanation-5: -The third and final book in Dante’s Divine Comedy, the Paradiso describes Dante’s ascent through Heaven toward God. Guided by Beatrice herself, Dante converses with the saints about their lives and theological questions and is awed by the beauty of Heaven. Alighieri, Dante. Purgatorio.