Dante both uses and departs from the epic tradition. In a paragraph, give at least one example of each kind and explain why he uses or modifies each part of the tradition. Your answer should be at least one hundred words.

Montaigne believed that the "standard of truth" of his own country is God. He believed that human beings are always changing and that we could not have a permanent standard of what is true. The only quality that God has that we don't is His permanence.