She is the divine bride forever united to her groom through a ritual sacrifice that demands death. Beatrice travels between his world and the Other. Her heart yearning for him. Her weeping soul floods Dante's mind. He can not bare her grief and his separation from her.
He fills his emptiness with numerous lovers. They share his bed, but not his heart. The shame wounds his soul. Abandoning allusive love- Dante ponders his heart. The image of Beatrice causes unbearable pain. Dante finds bitter relief in writing. His words on the paper reflect love's intelligence. Dante's unquenchable desire for his bride becomes an inner journey. He finds it is a journey of the heart from the beginning to the end. Love's intelligence reveals the mystery of the lovers' separation.
