FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Question
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The seven deadly sins
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The seven types of sin that keep people from heaven
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The three components of the perfect confession
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The eight beatitudes
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Detailed explanation-1: -The three parts of the sacrament necessary for its validity–contrition, confession, and satisfaction–are represented in the three steps one must mount in approaching Dante’s gate (Purg.
Detailed explanation-2: -The three steps at the foot of the gate to Purgatory proper are an allegory for the Sacrament of Penance. They represent recognition of and contrition for one’s sins.
Detailed explanation-3: -For Dante, Purgatory is not only a place where you pay the debts you incurred when you sinned: it is in fact the place where you reflect on those sins, and where you change the psychological tendencies which led you to sin. This leads to extraordinary richness in the depiction of character.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Divine Comedy is divided into three canticles: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.
Detailed explanation-5: -Seven terraces of Purgatory. After passing through the gate of Purgatory proper, Virgil guides the pilgrim Dante through the mountain’s seven terraces. These correspond to the seven deadly sins or “seven roots of sinfulness": Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Avarice (and Prodigality), Gluttony, and Lust.