FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Virgil
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Julius Caesar
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Jesus
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Satan
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the Divine Comedy, the great Latin poet represents the limitations of natural reason: Virgil may serve as the pilgrim’s guide through hell and purgatory, but because he possesses neither the gift of grace nor the Christian faith, he cannot accompany him through heaven.
Detailed explanation-2: -Virgil begins as Dante’s master and guide in Hell, becomes his fellow pilgrim in Purgatory, and is finally left behind as Dante’s poetry, his “great ship that sails and sings” sets a course for an “uncharted sea” (Paradiso 2.1-7) and enters heaven.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Inferno describes Dante’s journey through Hell, guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil.
Detailed explanation-4: -Virgil, a poet of the first century B.C.E., accompanies Dante through Purgatory as a guide, leader, and father figure. Virgil is wise, patient, and loving, though he can also be stern, warning Dante not to waste precious time on his journey.
Detailed explanation-5: -Dante the character regards Virgil as his master, constantly swearing his admiration for, and trust in, him. Dante the poet, however, often makes use of Inferno to prove his own poetic greatness in comparison to the classical bards who preceded him-including Virgil, who lived more than a thousand years before Dante.