FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Beatrice
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Cleopatra
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his mother
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Virgil then appears to Dante at the beginning of Inferno where he explains that it is because of Beatrice’s intercession he sought to guide Dante so he may not stray from the right path.
Detailed explanation-2: -Virgil relates how the Virgin Mary’s messenger, St. Lucia, sent Beatrice to instruct Virgil to help Dante rediscover the “Right Path” from the Dark Woods. Virgil says that Beatrice wept as she pleaded, and Virgil eagerly obeyed her instructions and rescued Dante, so they are ready to begin their journey.
Detailed explanation-3: -He tells the pilgrim that he has been sent by Beatrice, a lady whose “eyes shone brighter than the stars” [2] to guide him through the eternal place where the damned “bewail their second death” [3] and later, up the mountain where penitent souls purge themselves of vice.
Detailed explanation-4: -Virgil is a guide to Dante because he offers a context or explanation to the events in the journey. He is a mentor and protector in several instances and ensures that Dante sticks to the mission. Nonetheless, his inclination to reason over faith limits his influence in the narrative.
Detailed explanation-5: -At the beginning of the Inferno, when Virgil appears to guide Dante through the afterlife, he explains that he was sent by Beatrice. She herself was moved to intercede by the Virgin Mary and Saint Lucia.