ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was The Divine Comedy’s main purpose in Dante’s life?
A
Overcoming the trauma of being exiled.
B
To show people that he has died once before and wanted to show what the Inferno really is.
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Divine Comedy is the allegorical record of Dante’s quest to overcome sin and find God’s love; in Inferno, Dante explores the nature of sin by traveling through Hell, where evil receives punishment according to God’s justice.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dante began writing the Divine Comedy only after his expulsion from Florence, and it is as much an attempt to make sense of his estrangement from home (and his anger over the situation) as it is a spiritual journey to understand God.

Detailed explanation-3: -For Dante, exile from Florence was a form of punishment worse than death. The exile stripped him of part of his identity and his heritage.

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