Question
Read the following lines from Canto I:
[Dante sees the she-wolf for the first time] "...a she-wolf that looked full of craving in its leanness, and, before now, has made many men live in sadness.
[After Dante runs away from the she-wolf and happens upon Virgil, Virgil states the following about the she-wolf] "This creature, that distresses you, allows no man to cross her path, but obstructs him, to destroy him, and she has so vicious and perverse a nature, that she never sates her greedy appetite, and after food is hungrier than before. ...the Greyhound comes who will make her die in pain. He will not feed himself on land or wealth, but on wisdom, love and virtue, and his birthplace will lie between Feltro and Feltro. He will be the salvation of that lower Italy... He will chase the she-wolf through every city, until he has returned her to Hell, from which envy first loosed her.’
What potential symbolism is seen within these lines? Select the best option.
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Responses
A) The she-wolf represents a volcanic temper.
A) The she-wolf represents a volcanic temper.
B) The she-wolf represents the dangers of isolation.
B) The she-wolf represents the dangers of isolation.
C) The she-wolf symbolizes greed and has an insatiable appetite. She represents what Dante seems to deem as the primary vice of the Catholic Church. The Greyhound will come to bring an end to this corruption.
C) The she-wolf symbolizes greed and has an insatiable appetite. She represents what Dante seems to deem as the primary vice of the Catholic Church. The Greyhound will come to bring an end to this corruption.
D) The she-wolf symbolizes laziness and is endlessly lazy.
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The best option that encapsulates the symbolism seen within the lines provided is:
C) The she-wolf symbolizes greed and has an insatiable appetite. She represents what Dante seems to deem as the primary vice of the Catholic Church. The Greyhound will come to bring an end to this corruption.
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