ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What theme is best exhibited in the opening lines of Canto 1?"I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost.”
A
Sin, Justice, Pity & Piety
B
Individual Fame
C
Love
D
Language
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In order to reach the light of heaven, Dante must journey through the darkness of hell, where he will see the consequences of sinning. Dante’s journey will take him from our world to that of the afterlife.

Detailed explanation-2: -The dark woods symbolize sinful life on Earth, and the “right road” refers to the virtuous life that leads to God. Read an in-depth analysis of the opening lines of the poem.

Detailed explanation-3: -INFERNO I. I found that I was in a gloomy wood, because the path which led aright was lost.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dante’s tone in the Inferno starts as sympathetic but ends sternly, to emphasize the seriousness of wrongdoing and the importance of justice. At first, Dante describes the people he meets sympathetically.

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