ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does Minos indicate his judgment against each soul?
A
With his tail
B
with his flashing eyes
C
with his loud voice
D
with his twitching ears
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There, he judges the sins of each soul and assigns it to its appropriate punishment by indicating the circle to which it must descend. He does this by circling his tail around his body the appropriate number of times.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dante witnesses Minos, a great beast, examining each soul as it stands for judgment. Minos hears the souls confess their sins, and then wraps his tail around himself to determine the number of the circle where the sinner belongs. Minos tells Dante to beware of where he goes and to whom he turns.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the original Inferno, Minos’s Tail was used to determine where a soul condemned to Hell would be sent. The number of times Minos wrapped his tail around his midsection was the number of the Circle that soul was damned to.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Dante’s vision, Minos is appointed the task of listening to the sins of souls, who reveal everything to the demon. Upon learning their sins, Minos indicates to them their destination in hell by wrapping his serpent tail around his body as many times as the appropriate circle.

Detailed explanation-5: -In Athenian drama and legend Minos became the tyrannical exactor of the tribute of children to feed the Minotaur. Having pursued Daedalus to Sicily, Minos was killed by the daughters of King Cocalus, who poured boiling water over him as he was taking a bath. After his death he became a judge in Hades.

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