Which statement most accurately describes a central theme that runs throughout Dante's Inferno?

A. No person, powerful or weak, rich or poor, can escape the laws of God.

B. The greatest threat to one's purity is the corrupting influence of trusted friends.

C. A person's status among the living reflects his or her status in the afterlife.

D. Hell is divided into nine circles, and each is devoted to a different kind of sin.

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Catalina Glenn

27 June, 15:18

Which statement most accurately describes a central theme that runs throughout Dante's Inferno?

A. No person, powerful or weak, rich or poor, can escape the laws of God.

B. The greatest threat to one's purity is the corrupting influence of trusted friends.

C. A person's status among the living reflects his or her status in the afterlife.

D. Hell is divided into nine circles, and each is devoted to a different kind of sin.

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Nia French · Answer 1

The correct answer should be A. No person, powerful or weak, rich or poor, can escape the laws of God.

You can see that through various characters, some of which were even wealthy kings or even Popes. He shows that although they were unbeatable in real life, in the afterlife they were judged by god accordingly.