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One of the main differences between the Divine Comedy and the classical epics that partly inspired it is its varied style. At different times it is serious and comic, lyrical and plain, allegorical and personal. Some examples are:
One of the main differences between the Divine Comedy and the classical epics that partly inspired it is its varied style. At different times it is serious and comic, lyrical and plain, allegorical and personal. Some examples are:
*'''Comic''': Dante and Virgil's encounter with the demons in the eighth circle in cantos XXI and XXII of the Inferno is played as pure farce, with the mischievous demons tricking Virgil and undermining his attempts to remain dignified.
*'''Comic''': Dante and Virgil's encounter with the demons in the eighth circle in cantos XXI and XXII of the Inferno is played as pure farce, with the mischievous demons tricking Virgil and undermining his attempts to remain dignified.
[[Image:William_blake_beatrice.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Beatrice appears before Dante amid a symbolic pageant in the Garden of Eden: ''A virgin in my view appear'd, beneath / Gren mantle, robed in hue of living flame'' (illustration by [[William Blake]]).]]
[[Image:William_blake_beatrice.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Beatrice appears before Dante amid a symbolic pageant in the Garden of Eden: ''A virgin in my view appear'd, beneath / Green mantle, robed in hue of living flame'' (illustration by [[William Blake]]).]]
*'''Serious''': The Emperor Justinian's indictment of the Florentines' betrayal of the [[Roman Empire]]'s legacy in Paradiso, canto VII is a heartfelt statement regarding the political scene of the time.
*'''Serious''': The Emperor Justinian's indictment of the Florentines' betrayal of the [[Roman Empire]]'s legacy in Paradiso, canto VII is a heartfelt statement regarding the political scene of the time.
*'''Lyrical''': Francesca dei Rimini's account of her infidelity and murder in Inferno, canto V is a famously powerful treatment of the power of love.
*'''Lyrical''': Francesca dei Rimini's account of her infidelity and murder in Inferno, canto V is a famously powerful treatment of the power of love.