Dante is the protagonist in “Dante’s Inferno” who undergoes a journey through various circles of hell. Virgil plays the role of a guide to Dante. He guides Dante through the circles of hell, but as Dante plunges further through his journey with Virgil, it becomes evident that the idea of Virgil being Dante’s mentor diminishes. At first, Dante follows and trusts all of Virgil’s orders and knowledge, but later on the two become independent. There was an instance where Virgil had to cover Dante’s eyes for him in order to protect him from Medusa. Vigil had to cover Dante’s own eyes because Virgil was losing his trust in Dante, and was afraid he wouldn’t close his own eyes unless Virgil did it for him. This instance shows how their relationship Dante trusting Virgil was later destroyed.
