InfernoDante AlighieriLa Divina Commedia, book 1

Characters in Inferno

4 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

Dante Alighieri
Dante
The poet-pilgrim who journeys through Hell as narrator and traveler.
Also in Paradiso

Supporting characters

Virgil
The shade of the Roman poet who guides Dante through the underworld as an embodiment of reason.

Minor characters

Lady Beatrice
Dante's idealized beloved, whose intercession sets the journey in motion.
Also in Paradiso