The Divine Comedy, Paradise Lost, and Don Quixote: A Comparison

Sam Rocha
18 min readJul 28, 2021

Introduction

The Divine Comedy, Paradise Lost, and Don Quixote have many differences. They are about different topics. These topics range from knights, to biblical stories, to infernal and celestial travels. The Divine Comedy, Paradise Lost, and Don Quixote are written in different ways, using prose or poetic verse. Nevertheless, I will try to focus on the similarities of these works. In this essay, I will compare The Divine Comedy, Paradise Lost, and Don Quixote. In other words, I will attempt to find similarities between these works despite their numerous differences.

I am not trying to fully meld these works together, but to give a pathway of reasons and observations to loosely connect them. I am also not trying to connect these works using obvious facts. I will instead connect them using information that is hopefully new to you.

Here is how I will compare The Divine Comedy, Paradise Lost, and Don Quixote. After this introduction, I will present a series of plot reviews on The Divine Comedy, Paradise Lost, and Don Quixote. Once these works are reviewed, I will move to a comparative segment, in which I will compare these works. Finally, I will present a conclusion, in which I will revisit everything and give some final words.

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