Sanctification through Merit and Grace in Canto 28 of Paradiso Beatrice

Paratoiso Beatrice's Canto 28 "The measure of vision depends on the merits of grace" (112-113) Although they are based on the overall focus merit and elegance of the whole allegorical books, the holy and all the souls of Dante Because of that, interaction with balance can be found with "merit" and "grace of element". . The symptoms of Beatrice of God's grace are reflected in her shine because she plays aristocratic, virtue, salvation and life like that image of God himself.

In the Paradiso of Dante Alighieri, the pilgrims are the story of a trip through tourism guide Beatriz 9 concentric circles in his eyes through Dante, paradise. Beatrice explained to him that each of the nine circles represents an order of angels. The brightest circle is at the center closest to God, representing the best angel and the best good. According to Beatrice, each circle also corresponds to one of the nine planet paradises, including five planets, sun, moon, fixed stars and motive power.

Beatrice - a paradise blessed man by requesting an angel, one of Beatrice and Virgil turned out to help him travel through Dantedante through hell. Like Dante and Virgil, Beatrice is a historical figure. The details of her life is still unknown, but we know that Dante is passionately loving her as a young man and never loses it. Her role in Inferno is limited, but it is more prominent in Purgatorio and Paradiso. Indeed, the purpose of the imaginary journey of Dante after death was to find Beatrice disappearing on the earth for early death. Critics generally believe that Beatrice is a moral expression of spiritual love.

Lucy as a messenger from Beatrice as "Messiah", Beatrice asked Dante for help from Virgil and appeared in Dante's Inferno cant II. Henry Fanshawe Tozer believes that Lucy represents "grace of light". Stanford University and Wellesley Robert Harrison, says Italian Literature professor Rachel Jacob, Lucy appears in this mediator, Lucy appears in this intermediary Virgil tried to strengthen the courage to start by Dante Inferno courage Scene .