Beatrice In Dante's Paradiso

In this essay I am going to discuss analyse the character of Beatrice in Dante’s Paradiso. The reason for choosing Beatrice as my character to analyse is because I feel that she is the most important character throughout the whole ‘Comedia’ apart from, of course the protagonist Dante. The aim for this essay will be to introduce the character of Beatrice and the themes and ideas associated with her that are fundamental to know for the reading of ‘Paradiso’ and the ‘Comedia’. Beatrice is one of the main figures who is responsible for initiating and motivating the personaggio of Dante to take his journey through the whole of the ‘Commedia’. She acts as his guide from the early stages of Paradiso until within the cosmos of Empyrean. She is also regarded as the main principle inspiration for Dante’s
This variation of smile is usually accompanied by a question from Dante. It's the type of smile that reads “I know something you dont know”. This is a popular motif in acting and drama when a character has some insight or knowledge that another character doesn't have and the knowing character finds it somewhat amusing. This is evident in the relationship between Dante and Beatrice. This smile appears a number of times; Right after Justinian’s long rant on Roman History when Dante questions about the justice of the crucifixion of Christ; also when Dante learns that Cacciaguida is his great uncle and again the smile is seen when Dante has a proud moment about his titled nobles. The last example is particularly playful and obvious. While Dante has a moment of cockyness, Beatrice stands aside smiling and shaking her head in disapproval. She finds it somewhat amusing. She gently mocks Dante for being bit of a jerk. Her playfull smile points out Dante’s cockyness, hints at how silly it is and gently grins at