On Dante’s journey to the Inferno, he was placed with a protector and a guide. They were picked specifically for Dante and the obstacles he was going to encounter. He was granted with Beatrice, his forbidden love, and Virgil, a guide familiar with the underworld.
Dante was Beatrice’s forbidden love whom she cared for very much. She was not able to be with him in their lifetime. However, with being his protector, this is their way of being together in her afterlife. Beatrice always stayed Dante’s muse and motivation to keep on living. However, the life that Dante was living was not a righteous one. Beatrice was chosen because she knew how to guide Dante back to the road salvation and an eternity of Heaven.
Virgil proves himself to be a very