FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The Panther
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The lion
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The loba
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Tiger
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. The three beasts are allegories of three different sins: the leopard represents lust, the lion pride, and the wolf represents avarice.
Detailed explanation-2: -He sees three animals: a leopard; a lion; and a she-wolf. A figure appears, who Dante realises is Virgil, the Roman poet. Virgil explains that Dante will have to avoid the three beasts, and makes an enigmatic prophecy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dante meets three creatures: a leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf.
Detailed explanation-4: -The greyhound (veltro) is the first of several enigmatic prophecies in the poem to a savior figure who will come to redirect the world to the path of truth and virtue (Inf. 1.100-11).