Question

What is most likely Dante’s purpose for having pope Nicholas lll mistake him for pope boniface vlll in the scene

Answer 1

to show that Boniface should be in hell too

Answer 2

To show the audience that he believed that Boniface deserved to be in Hell as well" In Canto XIX of the Inferno, Pope Nicholas III mistakes Dante for Pope Boniface VIII. Most likely the author's purpose in this scene is to show the audience that he believed that Boniface deserved to be in Hell as well