FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Question
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Which is not a historical/literary figure alluded to in Canto V?
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Semiramis
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Brutus
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Dido
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Achilles
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Canto 5 is, more or less, a speculation on the divergences between love and lust. Set in the second circle of hell, Dante’s fifth installment in his Inferno is characterized by much darker descriptions of suffering.
Detailed explanation-2: -Aeneas: Hero of Virgil’s epic poem Aeneid, his descent into hell is a primary source for Dante’s own journey.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dante. The author and protagonist of Inferno; the focus of all action and interaction with other characters. Virgil. Dante’s guide through the depths of Hell. Beatrice. Charon. Paolo and Francesca da Rimini. Lucifer. Minos. Pope Boniface VIII. More items
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