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why did dante most likely choose to write his views on christianity in an indirect manner when he wrote the divine comedy

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He chose to write The Divine Comedy in the way because he was Gnostic during that time.
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He knew his audience would be larger if he wrote an entertaining story that wasnt too serious.

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