Paradiso

Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Adult | Published in 1320

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Before You Read

Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Cantos 1-7

Cantos 8-9

Cantos 10-14

Cantos 15-20

Cantos 21-22

Cantos 23-27

Cantos 28-33

Character Analysis

Themes

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Important Quotes

Essay Topics

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

How does Dante the poet view his task of recording his vision of Heaven? What does he see as his purpose and mission?

Compare some of the different souls whom Dante meets in Heaven. How do they differ in their message to Dante and their view of life on earth? What wider virtues and ideals do they embody?

Perfection or purification of vision is one of the major themes of the Paradiso. How is this theme expressed through the relationship of Dante and Beatrice? How does Dante purify himself as he ascends through heaven?