Aeneid

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   gbeatty Teacher
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   Yes, the actions of the characters in the Aeneid are what I would expect of them…given the larger context and purpose of the work. By that I mean, Aeneas is not the obvious hero of some of the Greek epics. He is not the pure proud warrior Achilles; he is not the purely loyal warrior Hector from the Iliad. Instead, he is meant as an object of instruction on duty to Rome and the gods, more even than warrior ethos. All his actions make sense in that light, as do the actions of other characters.

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   Posted by gbeatty on Tuesday August 28, 2007 at 8:24 AM
   
   

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