The Importance of Virgil as Dante's Guide Through the Three Cantos

Dante meets Virgil for the first two major stages because he has to go through the darkness. And it's like if he met Beatrice at the start, it's a bit like falling in love. You know, when you first fall in love you think that you've got the one way ticket to paradise and you'll never have to face a tricky moment again. So I think Virgil is the right guide for Dante at the start because Virgil can meet Dante where Dante's at.