In Dante’s Inferno Canto 1, Dante shows his culture by depicting his belief in getting to heaven. In Canto 1, Dante finds himself in a forest, attempting to climb a hill into the light. Along his way he encounters three creatures. The first being “a leopard, trim and very swift!” that “was covered by a pelt of many spots.” (lines 32-3). He turned to go back down. He tries to climb again and encounters a lion that “the air around him seemed to fear his presence.” (Line 48). Finally, Dante encounters a she-wolf who brought his spirit down low. Dante “lost all hope of going up the hill.” (Line 54). As Dante is running through the forest, having given up on going up the hill, he runs into Virgil, who tells him that the she-wolf “allows no soul
