Halfway through the journey we are living I found myself deep in a darkened forest, For I had lost trace of the straight path.
Ah how hard it is to tell what it was like, How wild the forest was how dense and rugged!

What effect does the setting have on Dante's feelings?

Respuesta :

The setting makes Dante feel scared and alone; both the darkness and having no path indicate that he is losing hope.  Darkness usually symbolizes bad feelings, both sad and scared.  It also invokes the readers natural fear of darkness and things unknown.

It makes him feel anxious