FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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The straight way.
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The way of good.
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The way of abundance.
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The way to well-being.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the starting lines, Dante claims, “Midway in our life’s journey, I went astray From the straight road and woke To find myself Alone in a dark wood.” Dante declares that he has strayed away from the “straight road.” In Dante’s allegory, the straight road symbolizes the right and virtuous path that leads to God.
Detailed explanation-2: -While Inferno can be read as a straightforward story about Dante’s journey through Hell, it is also a big, long allegory for man’s descent into sin. Dante represents everyone. He loses the path of salvation in a shadowy world of sin. He travels the path through Hell trying to find his way back to God’s grace.
Detailed explanation-3: -Allegorically, the poem represents the soul’s journey towards God, beginning with the recognition and rejection of sin (Inferno), followed by the penitent Christian life (Purgatorio), which is then followed by the soul’s ascent to God (Paradiso).
Detailed explanation-4: -Allegory is a narrative, as the moral lesson is in the form of an allegorical story. Symbolism is a literary device that presents one particular item, like a dove, to represent something else (peace). In other words, an allegory is a whole story, poem, or book. Symbolism can be just a part of the story, poem, or book.