FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Brother Corso
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Forese brother
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Her husband Gianciotto
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -At the shores of Purgatory, Dante and Virgil meet Cato, a pagan who was placed by God as the general guardian of the approach to the mountain (his symbolic significance has been much debated).
Detailed explanation-2: -Dante and Virgil find themselves on the shore of the island of Purgatory, and it is dawn; Dantesees four stars which have not been seen by any living people other than Adam and Eve. He then notices Cato, an old man with a long beard and white hair.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dante is guided by the Roman poet Virgil, who represents the epitome of human knowledge, from the dark wood through the descending circles of the pit of Hell (Inferno). Passing Lucifer at the pit’s bottom, at the dead centre of the world, Dante and Virgil emerge on the beach of the island mountain of Purgatory.