3 BEASTS OF WORLDLINESS
DANTE
VIRGIL
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What are the beasts that Dante's encounters on his journey?
Panther, Lion, and She-wolf.
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Dante is both the _____ and the _________.
poet and the narrator
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Virgil was a famous poet. True of false?
True
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What did the 3 beasts represent?
Panther-"lack of restraint" Lion-"violence" She-wolf-"fraud"
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Who does Dante admire in the poem?
Virgil
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Is Virgil a real person like Dante?
No. Virgil lived before Dante's time, so he is the spirit of Virgil.
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What is the effect of using animals as symbols?
Dante believes that sins are not only wrong but dangerous.
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Dante describes his surroundings as he wonders through the forest. Which words does Dante use?
"the true path" "Lost in a gloomy wood" "a mountain's foot"
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Starting in line 63 Dante alludes to certain people. Why does is do this?
To establish the time that Virgil was alive or As a way of telling who Virgil was and what he wrote about.
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In lines 75-77 Dante makes a comparison. What is that comparison?
Dante compares Virgil to a water source.
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Dante uses this to represent sin.
The 3 beasts. or The 3 animals.
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What is the central idea of lines 109-123?
The central idea in these lines is that Dante is about to go on a journey through hell, purgatory, and heaven.
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