ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where else in Dante’s universe can we find souls who have an honorable nomination?
A
In the song of Pier delle Vigne
B
In Limbo
C
In the sixth canto of the Inferno
D
In the city of Dis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Traditionally, therefore, theologians placed two groups of souls in Limbo, the Biblical righteous of the Old Testament and infants who die unbaptized: the Biblical righteous, Hebrew patriarchs and matriarchs of the Old Testament.

Detailed explanation-2: -Limbo is the first circle of Hell in Dante’s Inferno and the largest of the nine circles. Here reside the souls of virtuous pagans, who lived without sin but never knew of God or Christ.

Detailed explanation-3: -The solution: they went to limbo. Even the saints of the Old Testament inhabited limbo before the coming of Christ. Abel, Noah, Moses, Abraham and David. They had to wait for Christ to come to limbo to save them and bring them to heaven.

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