PURGATORIO, Episode 231. Farewell, Virgil: PURGATORIO, Canto XXX, Lines 22 - 54

Under a veil of flowers, clothed in the colors of the parade of revelation, Beatrice finally appears in COMEDY, some wild second coming, almost the advent of Christ, standing in the chariot, like the rising sun. Her arrival can only mean one thing: Virgil’s departure. He exits the poem in a moment of great sadness without a hint of sentimentality.

Mark ScarbroughJanuary 7, 2026Purgatorio XXX, Virgil, Beatrice, The Garden of Eden, The Earthly Paradise, Revelation, Purgatorio, PurgatoryComment