FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Laura
|
|
|
Beatriz
|
|
|
Venus
|
|
|
Aphrodite
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Today, we know that Dante’s love for Beatrice was real. She represented the ideal of beauty and grace, but was also a real woman. Beatrice appeared to Dante as the woman/angel that guides him through Paradise, but also remained a real woman who made his heart beat in the streets of Florence.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is an allegory telling of Dante’s journey through Heaven, guided by Beatrice, who symbolises theology.
Detailed explanation-3: -The story behind why Beatrice plays a holy figure is because she was Dante’s first and unrequited love. They met in Florence at a Mayday party when he was nine and she was eight. Dante allegedly only met her twice in his life, but she had made such an impression that he carried it throughout his life.
Detailed explanation-4: -Throughout “Paradiso, ” Beatrice is Dante’s companion, his light in the darkness, his first fruit guide to Divine Love itself. Dante is transfigured and transformed in Beatrice’s presence and through Beatrice’s wisdom. In this way, she mirrors the typological and sacramental reality of the messiah.