ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does the relationship between Virgil and Dante develop and change?
A
It deepens
B
It declines after an argument
C
it does not change
D
The angle Lucifer splits them apart by force
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In real life, Virgil was an inspiration to Dante. In the Divine Comedy, Dante depicts Virgil as his guide and friend. That’s because Virgil was everything that Dante wanted to be. Although Virgil lived in Roman times, he was a fellow Italian with Dante.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hideaki Itsuno, Director of the Devil May Cry series, said that the explanation for the difference in appearance between the two is due to Dante living most of his life in the human world, whereas Vergil spent most of his time in the Demon World. Itsuno said this was what caused them to look less identical over time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Virgil is a man with many good and noble virtues. He is a guide and protective to Dante’s journey in different levels of hell. Dante is a poet who does a great job on literature works and poems, because of his sympathetic and spiritual minds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Virgil is a guide to Dante because he offers a context or explanation to the events in the journey. He is a mentor and protector in several instances and ensures that Dante sticks to the mission. Nonetheless, his inclination to reason over faith limits his influence in the narrative.

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