In my opinion, I believe that Dante would have chosen Gustave Doré because Doré’s illustrations match the way Dante intended the reader to view the story. Doré’s drawings are very dark, and represent the way hell is described in the Inferno. The way Dante describes his journey through hell, whether it be the creatures he comes across, or the way the sinner is being punished, is very vivid and dark, much like Doré’s illustrations. Dante’s reasoning for writing the Inferno, in my opinion, is to allow the reader to envision the punishment he would have given the people who had done him wrong. The nine circles of hell, which Dante describes in great detail, contain many people from Dante’s personal life. These people are described as suffering
