FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Virgil tames the three beasts that threaten Dante
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Dante is impeded on his way by the three wild beasts
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Virgil invites Dante not to fear fairs and to join him
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The prophecy of the hound who hunts the three wild beasts
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-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. The three beasts are allegories of three different sins: the leopard represents lust, the lion pride, and the wolf represents avarice.
Detailed explanation-3: -Traveling through a dark wood, Dante Alighieri has lost his path and now wanders fearfully through the forest. The sun shines down on a mountain above him, and he attempts to climb up to it but finds his way blocked by three beasts-a leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Canto 9 of Dante’s ‘Inferno’, Virgil and Dante face threats from the Furies and Medusa before finally entering the sixth circle of Hell in the city of Dis.