The first part of Dante Alighieri's epic poem Divine Comedy, also known as Inferno, tells about the spiritual pilgrimage of Dante from Hell to Purgatory (Fiero 148). The Roman poet Virgil, who guides Dante through hell, acts as the symbol of reason and studies the varieties of human sin (Sayre 441). ... In Canto IV, the poets Dante and Virgil begin to cross the first circle, Limbo. ... The poets Dante and Virgil leave the first circle of hell and enter the circle of Lust. ... " Virgil explains to Dante the reason being the violent are placed before the fraudulent and he says: Ma...

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While Dante is lost in the forest, his guide Virgil appears before him. Beatrice in heaven sent Virgil to become Dante's protection. ... His personal sins are shown and represented throughout the poem. The deeper Dante and Virgil travel through the circles of hell, the worse the punishment for each sin gets. ... In this circle Dante and Virgil see the wrathful fighting with each other, which represents their own sin they committed. ...

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