At the close of the Terrace of Gluttony, Forese points out more repentant gluttons to Dante. Among them is Pope Martin IV who overindulged in eels and wine. The Poet Bonagiunta da Lucca is also there, who praises Dante’s poetry as surpassing his own.

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