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From "Dante: His Times and His Work" by Butler, Arthur John
Dante Alighieri
The main character and author of the Commedia, a Florentine poet and politician exiled from his city.
Core Belief
"Believes in divine justice, the importance of morality and virtue, the necessity of a unified and just world order, and the power of love and faith."
Worldview
Sees the world as a battleground between good and evil, with humanity constantly struggling to find its way to salvation, guided by reason, faith, and divine grace.
Personality
Intelligent, sensitive, deeply moral, passionate in his beliefs, prone to both intense pity and righteous indignation, and deeply introspective.
In Their Own Words
"'Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost.'"
"'O ye possessed of intellects sound, Look at the doctrine that is hidden here Beneath the veil of the mysterious verses!'"
"'The love that moves the sun and the other stars.'"
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