The Inferno

At first I felt that Virgil was a suitable guide who could show Dante through the different levels of hell. After reading further into the story though my thoughts began to change. Yes, in the first few levels he is able to get Dante through the gates and deeper into hell however that begins to change when they try to enter into Dis. Virgil is a resident of Limbo and has not before gone deeper through hell. The residents in limbo are there because they either were born before the advent of christ or had not been properly baptized. None of the residents in limbo had committed sins as serious as those who lived in the deeper levels of hell. Although I think that Virgil does a fine job of explaining each of the levels to Dante I feel that a more suitable guide may have been someone who comes from a deeper level. Those from deeper in hell may have a better understanding of each level than those in limbo who have never actually had to reside anywhere past the first level.