ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In The Paradiso, how does Dante’s journey through heaven end?
A
With his exclusion from purgatory
B
With a vision of the Trinity
C
With his return to hell
D
With his death
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Within the depths of divine light, Dante perceives a geometric image of the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). He “sees” three circles of the same circumference with distinct though unspecified colors.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dante’s poem ends back on earth. He has made a full circle. He will go out into the world, changed by what he has experienced, and try by his words to lead others to the same unity with God. It has to be what we would call a “personal encounter.” As Mazzotta said, the only way to God is through the heart.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Comedy ends with Dante’s vision of God, the source of all Light. As he ascends to the Empyrean, Dante leaves behind the astronomical image of Heaven and sees Heaven anew in a River of Light and the Celestial Rose. Dante’s salvation began with a chain of heavenly women who interceded for him.

Detailed explanation-4: -Paradiso Canto XXXIII:49-145 The Final Vision So the snow loses its impress to the sun: so the Sibyl’s prophecies were lost, on light leaves, in the wind.

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