ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who accompanies him as a tour guide in Hell?
A
Virgil
B
Horace
C
Meniscus
D
Ovid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Beatrice ascends to hell and tells Virgil he must accompany Dante on his pilgrimage to the otherworld.

Detailed explanation-2: -Virgil meets Dante at the beginning of the story, when he intervenes to save him from the three beasts faced at the entrance of Hell, and he accompanies him through Hell and Purgatory. Dante identifies Virgil as his teacher and guide.

Detailed explanation-3: -Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil (70 BC – 19 BC) was the once famous Roman poet who was now “Pure spirit” and acted as Dante’s guide in Hell.

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