The good of intellect in The Divine Comedy alludes to the inner weight of a person and the spirit of personality. The loss of ones soul is comparable to death, and through the words of Virgil, Dante points to that image of death. Those who are beguiled to commit sin and are unable to steer away from it, kill their soul long before their death. A symbol of virtue and reason, Virgil guides Dante through hell and purgatory.
