"Which of the two (Dante and Virgil) speaks more in canto XXXI? Why? 1. In Canto XXXI, it can be clearly seen that Virgil speaks more. The purpose that Virgil speaks more is because he is trying to inform Dante of what is happening in their surroundings. We see Dante confused at first by asking "tell me, what city is this?" (Canto XXXI, 21). Through this question, Virgil starts explaining exactly were they are located, the monsters …showed first 75 words of 334 total…

…showed last 75 words of 334 total…Virgil explains more to Dante about the giants as if they were tourist attractions. They stopped at the first monster and Virgil explains to Dante, who the monster is and what the monster has done. They went onto the second monster and the same questions arose and were answered. Dante asks to speak to the third monster but Virgil says that there is someone else that he should talk to, which was the fourth monster.