The first 9 lines of Canto III impressed me the most. These lines are essentially placed on the Hell gates. The inscription is literally devastating and horrifying. These words carry clear message to those who entering: “No way out”. The last line: “Abandon every hope, all you who enter”, is especially overwhelming. For those who enter the Hell as a ghost, it really means a lot. This is there their suffering begins.
Luckily for Dante, this is not applied on him as he alive. However, it adds him even more fear. As far as I have learned, Dante Alighieri was the politician at Florence. After his exile he has to find himself again in the abandonment. As Virgil suggests, he decides to go to the very bottom in order to rise again. In modern days the principal of going deep down to find the way up is still in place, sometimes.
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I agree the inscription placed on the gates of hell that reads “Abandon every hope, all you who enter” is overwhelming. this initially puts you at a state of panic. You are in a world where hope doesn’t exist your desire to escape hell is now gone. it’s interesting how dante trust Virgil who is leading him through hell even after seeing all the suffering souls not knowing if he could be next.