"Abandon all hope, you who enter here." (Canto III line 7) These word scribed in dark colors are read by Dante as he enters. The people are there because they did not have hope or believe in god in the first place. Virgil then explains to Dante that it means the fear of the people was to be left there as they entered. the people who cross that line loose there intellect. throughout the story he constantly mentions the screams and terror of the people he sees.

I have noticed a pattern of Dante passing out. this does not surprise me at all. if I encountered some of the things he does I would also be scared shit-less. "then, the earth of that grim shore began to shake: so violently, i shudder and sweat recalling it now. A wind burst up from the tear-soaked ground to erupt red light and batter. my senses-and so i fell, as though seized by sleep." (Canto III 109-112) Fire is shooting up from the ground and the land is violently shaking. i would be terrified. He is starting his journey through hell where you are bound to see some crazy things and have weird experiences.