According to critics, how does Dante's underworld differ from Virgil's hell ?
Correct answer: A. Unlike Virgil's hell, Dante's underworld focuses on punishment for sins.
- A. Unlike Virgil's hell, Dante's underworld focuses on punishment for sins.
- B. Unlike Virgil's hell, Dante's underworld is concerned with destiny and future.
- C. Unlike Virgil's hell, Dante's underworld is not expected to last forever.
- D. Unlike Virgil's hell, Dante's underworld does not include examples of justice.
Explanation
Dante’s Hell is organised as a Christian moral system in which sinners receive punishments corresponding to their sins. Virgil’s underworld in the Aeneid is more concerned with the realm of the dead, prophecy, and Rome’s destiny than with this systematic moral punishment.
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