FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Question
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Do not enter this circle of hell
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Do not to speak to the sinners
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Do not have pity on the sinners
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Do not look at Satan
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Detailed explanation-1: -Minos hears the souls confess their sins, and then wraps his tail around himself to determine the number of the circle where the sinner belongs. Minos tells Dante to beware of where he goes and to whom he turns.
Detailed explanation-2: -The sinners cause Dante to show sympathy for them because of their punishments they have to face. When Dante reaches the fortunetellers and diviners he begins to feel sympathy for them. Virgil explains, “ There is no place for pity here.
Detailed explanation-3: -He has a long tail, and after he hears a sinner confess his or her sins he wraps his tail around himself to indicate in which Circle of Hell the sinner will be punished. If Minos wraps his tail around himself three times, the sinner will eternally be punished in Circle 3.
Detailed explanation-4: -Virgil tells Dante that the only place where pity is acceptable in the underworld is in the First Circle of Hell, Limbo, where the virtuous non-Christians spend their days. Pity is allowed here because the sinners are not truly at fault, since they did not know about Christianity.
Detailed explanation-5: -In Dante’s vision, Minos is appointed the task of listening to the sins of souls, who reveal everything to the demon. Upon learning their sins, Minos indicates to them their destination in hell by wrapping his serpent tail around his body as many times as the appropriate circle.