Question

At the end of Canto 5, Dante faints. Allegorically, what might this represent?

His relationship with Beatrice
The power of sin in his own life
His desire to cover up his own sin
His inability to understand love

In Sonnet 29 by Shakespeare, what mood is created by the language of the first two quatrains of the sonnet?

Pride
Fear
Hope
Sadness

Answer 1

1. A. His relationship with Beatrice.

2. D. Sadness.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Inferno is a masterpiece written by Dante Alighieri. In Canto 5, Dante and Virgil enters the second circle of the Hell, in which sinners with carnal lust were there. There he meets two lovers, Paolo and Francesca, who were there because of adultery committed by Francesca, who was married when alive, but had passionate moment with her lover Paolo, and before they could repent of their sins, they were killed by her husband. The allegorical representation of Dante's faint is his relationship with Beatrice. Beatrice is the woman whom Dante loved even after being maarried to someone else.

Therefore, option A is correct.

2. Sonnet 29 by Shakespeare represents the theme of love and hopelessness of a lover. The first two quatrains of the sonnet presents the mood of hopelessness, miserable, and loneliness. The speaker also laments the lose of his love; this creates an aatmosphere of sadness. Thus the mood in first two quatrains depicted is sadness.

Therefore, option D is correct.