FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Question
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The most fearsome beast is the she-wolf, because it represents greed (greediness for goods and pleasures).
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The most fearsome fair is the lion, because it represents pride.
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The most fearsome fair is the lonza, because it represents lust.
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All three fairs are equally fearsome.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The three beasts are allegories of three different sins: the leopard represents lust, the lion pride, and the wolf represents avarice. While Dante goes backward to the forest, he sees a human figure and turns to it for help.
Detailed explanation-2: -The number three also relates to sin. The three main types of sin are incontinence, violence, and fraud. A final example of Dante’s use of the number three is the specific lines of poetry Dante used for his epic work. He used a poetic form known as terza rima.
Detailed explanation-3: -Virgil distinguishes between three types of sin: sins of ‘incontinenza’, sins of ‘violenza’, and sins of ‘frode’. We shall examine these in the order of gravity accorded to them in the Inferno, starting with sins of ‘incontinence’, then moving onto ‘violence’, and concluding with ‘fraud’.
Detailed explanation-4: -The she-wolf stands for avarice (extreme greed). Her wasting away seems to display her desire. She is empty and has wanted for so long that now she is desperate for anything.