A summary of the reading for part A of Dante's Inferno:
- Dante wakes up and he exits a wooded forest that terrified him.
- He encounters a leopard, lion, and wolf.
- Virgil appears at the edge of the wood when Dante thought he was going to die.
- Virgil escorts him to the circles of hell, starting with Limbo.
- Limbo is for good people who didn't have any sort of faith. Many noble kings, princesses, wise men, and others existed here.
- The second circle is for the Carnal Sinners. The people here are full of lust. Love drove many people to this circle. For example, Achilles and Helen.
- The third circle is for the gluttonous. Cerberus lives in this circle. The rain was viciously loud here and sounded like the howling of wolves.
- The fourth circle is for the greedy. That is why Plutus, the god of wealth lived here along with many popes and cardinals who had stolen from their church members.
- Dante and Virgil cross the river Styx in view of the fifth circle.
- The fifth circle is called Dis. It is for the wrathful and is home to many fallen angels. They opposed Virgil's entrance along with Dante.
- Medusa speaks to the duo, but a messenger from Heaven comes down to clear things up allowing Dante and Virgil to pass.
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