ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What animal does Dante not encounter at the beginning of the Divine Comedy?
A
panther
B
Lion
C
farkas
D
jackal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Inferno I. Dante finds himself lost in a dark wood, midway through the journey of his life (i.e. at the age of 35). He sees three animals: a leopard; a lion; and a she-wolf.

Detailed explanation-2: -While he seeks a way out of the forest, he meets three beasts: a leopard, a lion, and a wolf. They force Dante back into the dark forest.

Detailed explanation-3: -The time was at the beginning of the morning, and the sun was mounting up with all those stars, that were with him when Divine Love first moved all delightful things, so that the hour of day, and the sweet season, gave me fair hopes of that creature with the bright pelt.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dante encounters Achilles, Paris, Tristan, Cleopatra, and Dido, among others. Gluttony: Where those who overindulge exist. Dante encounters ordinary people here, not characters from epic poems or gods from mythology.

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