FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Question
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Dante’s enemies
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Dante’s sin
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Demons
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Angels
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Detailed explanation-1: -The three beasts are allegories of three different sins: the leopard represents lust, the lion pride, and the wolf represents avarice. While Dante goes backward to the forest, he sees a human figure and turns to it for help.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the three beasts that Dante encounters while attempting to leave the dark forest is the She-Wolf. Each beast symbolizes a type of sin; the she-wolf is a symbol of greediness. She is described as having “gauntness charged with gnawing avarice.”
Detailed explanation-3: -The leopard, representing lust, is described as beautiful and not scary. The lion is described as enormous and represents pride. The she-wolf appears to be wasting away and represents greed. The three beasts force Dante away from Heaven and back into the dark forest.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dante meets three creatures: a leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf.
Detailed explanation-5: -In “The Inferno", Dante places Cerberus as the guardian of the third circle of Hell. With his three mouths, Dante saw Cerberus as a beast that was synonymous with the sin of Gluttony.