# Dante — Heretics character guide

> Dante in Heretics by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-heretics

## Who they are

Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, cited for his Divine Comedy.

## In the story

### [II: On the Negative Spirit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/ii-on-the-negative-spirit)

Chesterton contrasts Dante's 'Divine Comedy' with Ibsen's 'Ghosts', noting that Dante describes Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell, while Ibsen only has Hell.

### [VII: Omar and the Sacred Vine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/vii-omar-and-the-sacred-vine)

Referenced as a Christian thinker who would object to Omar's denial of free will, and as one who saw the immortal rose.

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