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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.'
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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.
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