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Posted by RPM on March 16, 19101 at 23:40:22:
In Reply to: Virgils Character and importance posted by bj on March 14, 19101 at 11:06:23:
In the allegorical context of the Divine Comedy, Virgil represents human reason. Because Dante respected Virgil so much, he viewed him as the paragon of human knowledge. However, human reason can only take you so far. Virgil's reason only got him into Limbo (Circle 1 of hell), and Virgil can only take Dante as far as Purgatory. From that point, one needs grace, or Divine Love, embodied in the character of Beatrice. Hope that helped.
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