CliffsNotes on Divine Comedy: Inferno takes you deep inside Dante’ s vision of Hell, the first installment in his three poem epic. Appreciating this masterpiece requires an understanding of another society, another religion (medieval Catholicism), a different culture, and a different political system  –   and CliffsNotes brings all these factors into focus. Dante and his guide Virgil will be your companions through the nine circles of Hell, from Limbo to Cocytus to meet Satan himself. For heavenly grades, count on your guide CliffsNotes on Diving Comedy: Inferno for detailed plot summaries, critical commentaries, a map of Hell, and map of characters to help you understand it all.