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Mkey [24]
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50 POINTS PLS HELP!!! Examine Dante’s decision to include classical and Biblical figures within the text of Inferno. How does th

e inclusion of these allusions serve the construction of meaning within the text? Your answer should be at least 250 words.
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vova2212 [387]3 years ago
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<span>1) In 'Inferno' as well as in the rest of 'Divine Comedy', Dante included a lot of elements from Bible and 'The Aeneid' by Vergil. Due to the lots of biblical elements this story can be defined as Biblical fiction and the depiction and meaning of Hell is a direct proof of this fact. Dante made a crossover of biblical and Vergilic elements describing his own personality in both allusional sacred way. </span>

2) Dante included such allusions because he wanted to represent the perception of human evil in its categorization into different realms. He categorized sins and described them gradually by their level of complexity showing that people tend to measure everything even sins that can lead them to the journey to the Hell.

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