1. ILLUSTRATE AND DISCUSS DANTE'S INVOLVEMENT AS A CHARACTER WI
This show of appreciation towards the classical poets can be interpreted to a mild show of arrogance on Dante's part as he does place himself on par with them in terms of intelligence and poetry "e più d'onore ancora assai mi fenno, ch'e' s mi fecer de la loro schiera, s ch'io fui sesto tra cotanto senno. - Dante thinks himself better than these poets for one main reason, which brings us back to the question; if Dante admired these poets to greatly why place them in hell? ...
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