aeneid scholar

• Aeneas’ furor disgraces his humanity


  Quinn
• the relationship between father and son is the closest bond in the poem


  sowerby
• fulfilment of anger rather than a pious duty


  sowerby; turnus' death
• the gods are always in control


  Ross
• dido is a threat to gender roles


  reilly
• Dido is an example of ideal Roman values 


  Reilly
• feminine is associated with unruly passion 


  oliensis
• aeneas does not show control


  sowerby
• augustus is directly connected to Aeneas

  paintin
• the intention of the aeneid was to glorify rome 


  williams
• dido is the innocent victim in the roman destiny 


  sowerby
• sympathy is created for turnus as the victim of inexorable fate


  sowerby
• aeneas is an ordinary mortal


  williams
• augustus is directly connected to aeneas

  paintin
• the intention of the aeneid was to glorify rome


  williams
• aeneas does not have to do his duty, he actively practices pietas

  pattie