Dante constructs Virgil to be a guide, that symbolizes Human reasoning. With the birth of Humanistic beliefs, humans no longer had to rely on God. Dante’s humanistic beliefs depicts in Inferno. In this Hell, Dante uses the character Virgil as a symbol of Human reason. With Virgil, Dante can show how Human reasoning can outsmart Christian sins. As Dante, the pilgrim works his way through the nine circles of hell, Dante encounters a multitude of sinners who attempt to trick or harm Dante. The sinners try to trick Dante the pilgrim through the means of the sin he or she is guilty of. However, because of Dante’s reliance on Virgil, he can outsmart the sinners and move on further into Hell. Dante’s Virgil leads Dante the pilgrim through his spiritual …show more content…
After Virgil and Dante’s establish their relationship, Virgil leads Dante the Pilgrim on his journey through Hell. Not only does he lead Dante on a physical journey, he also teaches Dante lesson about morality. He teaches Dante that if he pities the sinners, it would lead to a recursive process in Dante’s spiritual development. While Dante and Virgil come across Bolgia four in the eighth circle, where the fortune tellers dwell, Dante felt pity for the sinners until Virgil says, “… There is no place/ for pity here. Who is more arrogant/within his soul, who is more impious/than one who dares to sorrow at God’s judgment?” (XX: 27-30) Virgil warns Dante the pilgrim about the dangers of pitying those who defied God. His usefulness deprives from his logical understanding of divine punishment, a characteristic that Dante the Pilgrim learns throughout his spiritual journey. As Dante’s Hell depicts punishment for those who defy God’s will. The sinners in Hell deserved the punishment that he or she receives. Virgil, as Human Reasoning, logically understands. Dante, due to his lack of development, cannot comprehend this concept. In the introduction of the Inferno, Dante cannot