Beowulf and The Divine Comedy are similar in that:

A - Both works are written in an early version of Italian

B - They both dramatized events from the lives of everyday people

C - Both influenced the development of the language in which they were written

D - Both are still widely read today in their original form

C - Both influenced the development of the language in which they were written

Explanation:

Beowulf was written in the7th century by an unknown author in the Saxon language which would become modern English. In the same way, The Divine Comedy was written in vernacular Italian by Dante Alighieri in the 16th century, which would support the development of the modern Italian language.

the language dates from the contacts of arabian traders with the inhabitants of the east coast of africa over many centuries. under arab influence, swahili originated as a lingua franca used by several closely related bantu-speaking tribal groups.

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