The fact that he was able to travel through Hell despite his
fears and follows his guide Virgil as he travels there shows his heroic
side. There many levels of Hell and all
of them were frightening to behold. It
would take a lot of courage to keep going and he does that.
It is "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation. . . Dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. ".