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aleksley [76]
4 years ago
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What does the lion, the leopard, and the she-wolf represent in Dante's Inferno?

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1 answer:
Afina-wow [57]4 years ago
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Answer:

Sin

Explanation:

 In Dante's Inferno (part of The divine Comedy), the author is narrating his spiritual experience when he gets lost, away from the right path, in a dark forest. Being a Christian, he wants to reach for the sun's light, symbol of the good, but he is hindered by these animals: a leopard, a lion, and a wolf that represent sin (<em>lack of self-restraint, violence, and deception</em>. )

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