Dante Alighieri wrote when he was poor. Dante Alighieri wrote when he lost his loved ones. Dante Alighieri wrote when he was exiled out of Florence, Italy. How could he do it? Simple, he was prepared for challenges, independent, he had a focus, and always had a sense of higher purpose. From the point in time when Dante Alighieri was growing up in a poor family to being exiled out of Florence, he was still …showed first 75 words of 812 total…

…showed last 75 words of 812 total…important qualities throughout his lifetime. His independence, focus, creativity, and sense of higher purposed helped him create most of his works, and it let him continue working until the end. Through his actions and words he showed the qualities, but through his work he proved them. Dante died in Ravenna in 1321 at the age of 56, but Dante Alighieri’s contributions, works, and action showed the people that he was a hero in his own way.