Fortuitous
Happening by chance, without intervention of the will or without apparent reason.
Asperity
Harshness, acidic, severity
Cloistered
Retiring, secluded
Intrinsic
Inseparable, permanent
Arbitrary
Irrational, groundless, whimsical
Debased
Sinful, corrupt
Sonorous
Full toned, resonant
Odoriferous
Having an unpleasant smell
Sanctity
Piety, devotion
Depravity
Corruption, immorality, dissolution
Benevolence
Good disposition towards a person, affectionate sympathy; It is understood as 'friendship love' between God, who bestows sanctifying grace, and man, who performs the act of charity towards God. It is bestowed by Beatrice, who is the intermediary between God and man.
Transfiguration
The act of transfiguring, of being transfigured; change of figure or appearance or expression; it is Dante who changes, becoming another man thanks to Love.
Mockery
Hoax; it translates the italian word 'gabbo', referring to an episode in courtly literature in which the poet is mocked and the effects of this mockery are physical as well as moral.
Canzone
The oldest metrical form of art lyric in Italian literature. It originated from the Provençal cansó and underwent various modifications over time until the Stilnovists and Petrarch. It was accompanied by music. Dante called it "the highest form of vernacular poetry."
Ballad
is a poetic composition of folk origin, connected with song and dance. It has a specific metrical and representational pattern.
Sonnet
Metrical composition of lyrical character, consisting of 14 lines distributed in 2 quatrains and 2 triplets, with rhymes arranged in precise patterns.
Gracious
Showing grace toward others, hence benevolent, benevolent; it is referred to Beatrice's greeting, which performs the miracle of bringing bliss to those who receive it.
