1. Canto 3
By: Abby Smith

2. Gate of Hell
“Through Me Pass into the Painful City, Through Me Pass into Eternal Grief, Through Me Pass among the Lost People. Justice Moved My Master-Builder: Heavenly Power First Fashioned Me With Highest Wisdom and with Primal Love. Before Me Nothing Was Created That Was Not Eternal, and I Last Eternally. All Hope Abandon, You Who Enter Here.”

3. Dante and Virgil enter Hell “And with that, putting his own hand on mine, He led me to things hidden from the world”
- At the threshold of hell are stranded the apathetic; having chosen neither good nor evil, they have no place to go, but race in circles.
- “They are now scrambled with that craven crew of angels who elected neither rebellion Nor loyalty to God, but kept apart.”

4. River of Acheron Dante and Virgil reach the River of Acheron
It separates those who were neutral from the souls in the circles of Hell

5. Dante and Virgil meet Charon at the river of Acheron
“And look! Coming toward us in a boat, an old man, his hair hoary with age, rose yelling, “Woe to you, you wicked souls!”

6. Charon takes spirits over to the opposite shore
“The demon Charon, with burning-ember eyes gave signal and gathered all on board, smacking lagging stragglers with his oar.”
“Those who have perished by the wrath of God Are all assembled here from every land, and they are quick to pass across the river because divine justice goads them on, turning their timidity to zeal.

7. The End