FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Always be in a bad mood
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Neglect to do good
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sloth (technically called accidia) describes a lax (or tepid) love and pursuit of what is good and virtuous. To correct themselves of this fault, the slothful now show great vigor in running around the terrace, shouting famous examples of slothful behavior and its contrary virtue (decisive zeal) as they go along.
Detailed explanation-2: -First, he imagines Purgatory as being divided up into seven terraces, each one corresponding to a vice (in the order that Dante sees them: Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Avarice and Prodigality, Gluttony and Lust).
Detailed explanation-3: -The great St. Thomas Aquinas describes what he thinks the punishments of purgatory are like: “In Purgatory there will be a twofold pain; one will be the pain of loss, namely the delay of the divine vision, and the pain of sense, namely punishment by corporeal fire.
Detailed explanation-4: -Seventh Stage (Avarice) Their punishment is to lie on the floor, face down, with their hands and feet bound together. The souls are being punished and purged for desiring material goods with extravagance, greed, or ambition.