... 's questions. Dante asks Virgil in a sense of shock, having just "been struck by light", and he expresses fear; whereas Virgil responds with the hope and "joy" of their "invitation to ascend" (Purg. XV, 30). Next, there is the question of Guido del Duca's caution to mankind in canto XIV, in which Dante implores the meaning of his caution. This question allows ... ...

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