C518 The Poet Was Furious
Dante had no idea where the entrance to hell was.
Putting aside the fact that people normally didn't have enough time to escape from hell, the devils in hell wouldn't be able to openly release the way to enter hell. There was actually a way to quickly enter hell, and that was to commit suicide, that was the fastest way.
However, Dante didn't want to give up his life for the time being