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Essays On Dante, p. 1 of 18
Comparison
of Dante from 'Inferno' and King Lear from
Shakespeare's 'King Lear'
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In 5 pages the author discusses the
similarities and differences between Dante and
King Lear. ''King Lear' is a tragedy that was
written by William Shakespeare. 'Inferno' is
part one of a three-part story, which was
written by Dante Alighieri. Although both
stories are tragedies and contain great
suffering, Dante is without a doubt the
stronger of the two characters. The men share
a commonality of fate stepping in and deciding
their actions for them. Dante's fate, however
was a much better one than Lear's was. Dante
thought himself unworthy and Lear thought
himself great. They were both wrong. Both men
had eye-opening experiences. In Lear's case,
it was too late.'
Filename: Dantlear.wps
Comparing Dante's Divine Comedy and
Virgil's Aeneid
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On first reading, the impression of similarity
between Dante's Divine comedy and Virgil's
Aeneid is focused on the structure: they are
both done in a series of three, both are
considered epic tales and they share a
similarity in theme and plot. Virgil, is
represented as one who had walked a similar
path and seen it to the end. Like Dante,
Virgil was a poet. Like Dante he had tried to
put his environment, philosophies and
religious beliefs into prose. Dante
acknowledges that Virgil has died, but places
him in a position of teacher and guide in a
manner that leads the inquisitive individual
to seek the patterns of Virgil in the writings
of Dante. This 5 page paper examines the
similarities between the two epic poems. No
additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTdanvir.wps
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