Final answer:
In Canto 1, Dante finds himself in a dark forest, confronted by three beasts. Virgil offers to guide Dante through Hell, and in Canto XXXIV, details of Satan's appearance are described. The three human sinners who have it worst in Hell are Judas Iscariot, Brutus, and Cassius. Dante's exit from Hell involves climbing up Satan's body and eventually emerging to see the stars.
Step-by-step explanation:
1. At the beginning of Canto 1, Dante finds himself in a dark forest, symbolizing his spiritual journey through sin and suffering. He is lost and scared.
2. In Canto 1, three beasts confront Dante as he tries to find his way out. These beasts represent the sins that have led him astray: a leopard (representing fraud and deceit), a lion (representing violence and pride), and a she-wolf (representing incontinence and greed).
3. Virgil, the poet, offers Dante help in Canto 1. He proposes a plan to guide Dante through Hell, Purgatory, and eventually to Paradise, where Dante will find redemption.
4. In Canto XXXIV, three remarkable details of Satan's appearance are his size (he is described as towering), his appearance as a grotesque winged monster (with three faces and six wings), and his icy imprisonment in the frozen lake at the center of Hell.
5. The three human sinners who have it worst in Hell are Judas Iscariot (the betrayer of Jesus), Brutus (the betrayer of Julius Caesar), and Cassius (also a betrayer of Julius Caesar). They are eternally trapped in Satan's mouths.
6. The process of Dante's exit from Hell can be summarized as follows: Dante and Virgil climb up the body of Satan, passed his navel and then his butt, and eventually emerge from Hell to see the stars.