Dante Aligheri Human Behavior

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet wrote La Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy), his allegory of life and God as revealed to a pilgrim, written in terzarima;Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise), written between 1307 and 1321.
The dates of when Dante’s works were written are inexact and many are unfinished, although there is no doubt that Dante is known as thesource of modern Italian. Inspired by Virgil and Aristotle and inspiring other such poets as Geoffrey Chaucer andWilliam Blake, Dante has affected a profound influence on numerous poets, playwrights, andauthors right into the 21st century.
Although his exact birth date is not known, Dante Alighieri was born in Florence, Italy in the year 1265. His mother Donna Gabriella degli Abati died when he wasvery young. His father was Alighiero di Bellincione Alighieri, a notary from a family loyal to the Guelphs. The Guelphs supported the Papacy, while the other predominant family of the neighboring areain Tuscany, the Ghibellines, supported the German emperor, thus spurring many power struggles between the two.
It is said that Dante fought with the Guelphs as a cavalryman in the battle ofCampaldino (1289), referred to inPurgatorio, which led to the defeat of the Ghibellines. The constitution of the Republic of Florence was reformed and around 1295 it was necessary for Dante to matriculateinto the Guild of Physicians and Apothecaries in order to be active in government affairs as diplomat and magistrate. However by 1300 the Guelphs were themselves bitterly divided into twofactions,Bianchi and Neri, the Black Guelphs and the White Guelphs. When the Black Guelphs seized power in Florence, all White Guelphs were banished in 1302, including Dante, with the threat of being burned alive ifhe ever returned.
Dante had married Gemma di Manetto Donati, with whom he had four children; Jacopo, Pietro, Giovanni and Antonia. Gemma remained in Florence after his exile. Years before his...