Studied by 1 personhow does Virgil introduce his hero
in an unheroic way
why does Virgil introduce Aeneas as he does
if a character starts at the bottom, they can only go up, and it gains sympathy for the audience
in book one, Aeneas is visited by his mother, Venus, how does their relationship appear?
There’s a feel of rejection and loneliness from Aeneas, and he wishes Venus would just visit him as herself
In Dido’s palace, there’s a tapestry of the war, how does Aeneas react to it
he weeps, and seems comforted by it, something he didn’t get from his mother
what is Dido’s backstory?
her husband was killed by her brother, and she had to leave in order to escape him
what are Dido’s characteristics
she’s beautiful, king and hospitable
how are Aeneas and Dido similar
they’re both lonely, leaders of nations, and lost their partners
what does pietas mean
respect and dutifulness towards the gods/ family/ country
what’s similar in book 2 of the Aeneid with the Odyssey
Aeneas explains to Dido his journey, as did Odysseus
what did Romans think of Greeks, and what did they think of themselves
they believed Greeks to be liars and cheats, whereas they were ‘honourable and kind’
who comes to Aeneas to tell him to leave Troy
Hector’s spirit, Venus (in her true form), and an omen from Jupiter
who is Aeneas’s wife
Creusa
what is the name of Aeneas’s son
Ascanius
how does Aeneas react to Creusa’s death
he goes into a rage, swearing at the gods, Aeneas is overcome with anger a lot in the epic
why are the gods unhappy that Aeneas stayed in Carthage
it delayed his destiny
what happens when Aeneas leaves Dido
she curses him, all of which will come true
what ironic thing did Aeneas say in book 1
he says to Dido ‘may the goddesses bring you the reward you deserve’
why may we find Aeneas in book 4 to be sympathetic
he’s been told by the gods he has to get going, and he does genuinely seem to care for Dido
why may we think Aeneas genuinely cares for Dido
His hesitance around leaving
why has the golden bough from book 6 sparked so much debate
the Sibyl stated that if Aeneas was ‘a man sent by the Fates’ it will come off easily, but if not ‘it will prevail’. When Aeneas finds the flower there’s restraint, and it’s out of impatience that he snaps it off
what change do we see in Aeneas
he adopts a more stoic matter
why is book 6 so important
it’s the middle of the book where it turns from Virgil’s version of the Odyssey to the Iliad.
what key moment happens near the end of book 6
Aeneas sees his future generations - including Augustus, who was the emperor when Virgil was writing the Aeneid
Aeneas is known to prefer peace, what in book 7 shows us this
Rather than charge into battle with the Latins, he chooses to talk
We first see Turnus when the fury (Alleco) visits him in a dream, how does he act
hes more level headed than he is in the later books, and he’s not so quick to believe that Aeneas is going to take over
when conflict begins, what does Latinus do
He hides away, not wanting to be involved, stating he’d already made peace with the Trojans
what does Juno label Aeneas
the second Paris
what imagery is used throughout the Aeneid
deer or stags, and Aeneas is normally depicted as the hunter i.e. Dido and Turnus
Ascanius kills a stag in book 7, what may it represent
the start of undeserved misfortune
in book 9, two men volunteer to send reports to Aeneas, what are their names
Nisus and Euryalus
what happens to Nisus and Euryalus
they are killed and Turnus sticks their heads on spikes for the Trojans to see
what happens with the gods in book 10
there are some arguments, Juptier is mad they caused this conflict, as the Trojans were anyway going to fight Carthage later on, and Venus/ Juno blame each other etc and the gods are told to no longer help
what happens to Pallas in book 10
he and Turnus duel, he will either die with glory or live with honour. He prays to Hercules for help but the gods are unable to help
what is Hercule’s reaction to not being able to help Pallas
He cries and Jupiter comforts him
after Turnus kills Pallas, what does he do
He takes the belt from his body, a disrespectful act
Rumour tells Aeneas that Pallas is dead, how does he react
He is again fuelled with rage and kills any Latin in sight, enabled by Venus
what do the Latins learn in book 11
that Aeneas didn’t want a war
in book 11, Aeneas takes Palla’s body back to Evander, how does he react?
he doesn’t blame Aeneas, he’s grateful for him. but he asks Aeneas to revenge his death and kill Turnus
who do Aeneas and Turnus parallel in book 12
Hector and Achilles
as heroes, how does Aeneas and Turnus differ
Turnus is more traditional while Aeneas is a hero leaning more toward Roman values
if Aeneas is the embodiment of piety, what is Turnus
furor
what is Latinus the king of
Latium
who is Turnus the king of
the Rutulians
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