Durante Degli Alighieri, commonly known by his short name Dante Alighieri or simply as Dante was an Italian poet during the Late Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called “Comedia” and later christened “La Divina Comedia” by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.
In the late Middle Ages, most poetry was written in Latin, making it accessible only to the most educated readers. Dante defended “vulgari eloquentia” which was the use of the vernacular in literature. He would even write in the Tuscan dialect for works such as The New Life and the Divine Comedy. This highly unorthodox choice set a precedent that important later Italian writers such as Petrarch and Boccaccio would follow.
Dante was instrumental in establishing the literature of Italy, and his depictions of Hell, Purgatory and Heaven provided inspiration for the larger body of Western art. In Italy, he is often referred to as “il Sommo Poeta” ("the Supreme Poet").
This excerpt from the Divine Comedy in the Inferno Section, expresses the regrets and repents of a woman in hell.
So, Based on her speech in the excerpt, we can infer Francesca is:
B.) regretful
