Dante’s Inferno Dante’s Inferno is considered one of the most magnificent classics of Western literature. His journey traveled through the nine circles of hell and began during the week of Easter in the 1300s. After meeting his guide (Virgil), the prominent Roman poet, the two began their pilgrimage through the undertaking world of black shadows, continuous tortures and unending grief. Dante used a wide range of expression to characterize creatures, people and places through this dramatic novel (Inferno, The World of Dante). Throughout centuries of this novel being read generation after generation, it brought influences to movies, music,and books within the pop culture. With over twenty-two movies based off of Dante’s Inferno, a well known