Question

Read the following lines from "The Divine Comedy."

Midway through the journey of our life, I found
myself in a dark wood, for I had strayed
from the straight pathway to this tangled ground.
How hard it is to tell of, overlaid
with harsh and savage growth, so wild and raw
the thought of it still makes me feel afraid.

In these lines, the "dark wood" most likely represents

a. the loss of a loved one.
b. the temptation of greed
c. the various sins of men
d. the fear of the unknown