"Alas!" said one, "what oceans yet remain

For us to sail! what labors to sustain" (Book IV).

Playing on their already frustrated emotions, they are quick to succumb when "the goddess, great in mischief, views their pains" (Virgil Book V). Stirred-up by the goddess, the women set fire to the ships, only to have them put out by the Trojans with some assistance from the gods.

Thus, this is just another example in which women are considered hindrances in the Trojan culture. Furthermore, the fact that they hinder the Trojans suggests their low position in society. Clearly, the concept of fate is very important in the Trojan society, and by attempting to thwart fate, the women are acting in a way that is contrary to Trojan beliefs and values. In addition, their grumbling and complaining makes them appear weak and unfruitful. This is especially true in the above situation. Virgil spends many lines…...

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Works Cited

Virgil. The Aeneid. Trans. John Dryden. 19 B.C.E. The Internet Classics Archive. MIT. 3

June 2009.

Aeneid - the Duty-Bound Aeneas
Aeneas was a Trojan prince who fled from the ruins of Troy to look for Italy as his new fatherland. In his voyage, Aeneas shatters the heart of Dido - the Carthaginian queen, pays a visit to the Underworld, and finds Lavinium, a city on the coast of Italy. His mother is the goddess Venus, and he is a descendant of mighty Jove. According to the mythology, the founder of Troy, Dardanus, was one of the many sons of Jupiter, with females other than Hera. The eventual founders of Rome were the descendants of Aeneas. The Aeneid, in its most basic form, is an epic poem that goes beyond glorifying Rome and her father, taking up the superseding theme of duty pertinent to the people in all societies.

Analysis of Aeneas' duty-binding in the Aeneid

Aeneas introduces himself in Virgil's Aeneid as: "I am Aeneas, duty-bound (pius), and…...

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Sources remain unclear, but whilst Rome was being found, Romulus murdered his brother Aeneas, either since Remus ridiculed Romulus by jumping over the walls of Rome, or due to the fact that Romulus and Remus fought over the crowning to be the Roman king (Livy is unclear on this point and presents both stories, cf. Ab Urbe Condita, Book I, vii.). For a second time, this example emphasizes the notion that one's duty towards his nation, and country stands before all other duties, including family.

Conclusion

Most of the readers of Virgil's Aeneid would have recollected the story for encompassing the founding of Rome, and its glory. However, the reason why Virgil emphasized on the theme of duty is especially due to the events that surrounded the country when Aeneid was being written. Virgil lived in a turbulent time when civil war stormed in Rome and generals fought one another for control of the Roman state. Virgil emphasized the duty of an individual towards his country in order to reveal to the warring parties that the fatherland was more significant than one's personal glory. In this regard, Virgil wrote his classic poem that not only glorified Rome and its heroes, but also demanded from the self-centered generals to put the needs of their countries in priority to their self-interested ambitions. The political setting in which Virgil wrote, considerably influenced the major subject matter of the poem.

Even today, many nations, especially those of the third world countries like India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Afghanistan look forward to their leaders to help them on the path of prosperity and true glory. The example of Aeneas in Virgil's Aeneid is a model for all leaders to follow, and the historical glory that followed in Rome after the duty-binding of its leaders, is a living testimony of the fruit of such efforts and commitment.

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" Finally, Lantinus seals Aeneas's fate as a future Latin by commenting on how the Trojan will bring peace. The king states, "peace is made when I behold him here." Aeneas's being welcomed with genuine warmth into Latinus's home and homeland signal a tremendous transformation in the title character of the poem. Aeneas is no longer just a Trojan, and he is no longer a Trojan without a homeland. Now Aeneas will inherit the kingdom and start a new lineage of Latins.
Aeneas becomes more emotionally hardened as he matures, although he is no less passionate of a man. His experience with Dido illustrates the shift in his emotions. Aeneas is known for his emotional stoicism, referred to in the epic as piety or temperance. Yet Aeneas's temperamental passion is one of his core character traits. He falls in love readily, and cannot communicate his feelings to Dido. Although he suppresses…...

Juno does everything in her power to destroy Aeneas; yet he survives. The Homeric heroes had the luxury of divine help to complete their heroic missions.
Another important factor is Aeneas' family. Aeneas' first loyalty was to his family. Despite all the odds against their survival, Aeneas makes nothing short of a heroic effort to save his family from the violence of the conflict they face. He succeeds in saving his father and son, but his wife is lost. While he is unable to complete the self-assigned tasks of saving Priam and destroying Helen, he is nonetheless able to recognize and accept good advice when it is presented to him. It is not personal weakness that disables Aeneas to save his wife or prevent Priam's murder. It is simply the circumstances that surround him and to which he must submit. The same is true of Juno's rage. Aeneas has no…...

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Reference

Virgil. The Aeneid. Retrieved from  http://classics.mit.edu/Virgil/aeneid.1.i.html

After an unfortunate set of events which leaves Aeneas with only seven ships from his initial fleet, the Trojans find themselves on the shores of Carthage. Here, there are welcomed by the Phoenician princess, Dido, the founder of the city. The fact that the people of Carthage partially share the same fate as the Trojans makes it easier for them to interact and form bonds.

Gradually, a connection forms between Dido and Aeneas because of several interventions from the Trojan hero's mother, Venus, and they become lovers. Because of their relationship, Aeneas forgets the prophecy and decides to stay with his people in Carthage. Observing that Aeneas had forgotten his duties, the god Jupiter sends Mercury to remind him of the prophecy. Again, Aeneas sets sail, determined to have his descendents enjoy the cultural values of the Trojans.

Since my family comes from Puerto Rico, I am also familiar with some of…...

Rhyming also conveys emotion in the Aeneid. The fist fou lines of the epic ead: "Ams, and the man I sing, who, foc'd by fate, / and haughty Juno's unelenting hate, / Expell'd and exil'd, left the Tojan shoe. / Long labos, both by sea and land, he boe." This opening passages also show how egula the mete is in the Aeneid, as each line has ten "feet." The tanslatos do a good job of conveting the mete and hyme but eading the poem in Latin is moe amazing.
Futhemoe, some of Vigil's efeences to Rome act as small histoy lessons about the time peiod of the Empeo Augustus duing which the book was witten. Augustus eigned duing the height of the Roman Empie. Vigil was alive duing the time of Rome's most ambitious expansions and witnessed how geat empies depend on the heoic qualities of thei leades. This theme…...

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references to Rome act as small history lessons about the time period of the Emperor Augustus during which the book was written. Augustus reigned during the height of the Roman Empire. Virgil was alive during the time of Rome's most ambitious expansions and witnessed how great empires depend on the heroic qualities of their leaders. This theme is most prominent in the Aeneid.

Because I have the privilege of reading it in Latin as well as in English translation, Virgil's Aeneid has had a greater impact on my life than any other work of literature. The Aeneid encapsulates the glory and the heroism of the Roman Empire while also hinting at its weaknesses. The weaknesses are all due to human nature, the main reason why Virgil's Aeneid is a timeless and universal tale.

..denies her semi-divine status as the daughter of Leda and Jupiter and secures her in the patriarchal hierarchy by referring to her as daughter of Tyndareus" (Bond pp). It is his mother, Venus, who stops him, telling him that the disaster is not Helen's fault and that he has other duties and priorities, reminding him to his senses and helping him to pass his first test of placing duty before feeling (Bond pp).
Andrew ilson writes that from the beginning of the tale, it has been prophesied that Aeneas will establish a race that is destined to rule the world in peace and prosperity (ilson pp). The Romans and Aeneas's mission comes from Jupiter, king of the gods and men, and it is Juno, queen of heaven, who is set on stopping Aeneas because she knows that it is destined for Rome to destroy Carthage, her favorite city, and so convinces…...

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Works Cited

Bond, Barbara. Virgil's The Aeneid. The Explicator. January 01, 2003. Retrieved October

21 2005 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.

Butler, George F. "Frozen with fear: Virgil's Aeneid and Act 4, scene 1 of Shakespeare's

The Second Part of King Henry VI." Philological Quarterly. March 22, 2000. Retrieved October 21, 2005 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.

Book seven marks the second half of the poem, showing a new revitalization of purpose in both the writing and the journey. Recognizing that they have finally reached their promised land by fulfilling a curse from the Harpy, Aeneas finds himself in Latium, where the daughter of the king is fated to marry a foreigner.

For thus Anchises prophesied of old,

And this our fatal place of rest foretold:

hen, on a foreign shore, instead of meat,

By famine forc'd, your trenchers you shall eat,

Then ease your weary Trojans will attend,

And the long labors of your voyage end.

Remember on that happy coast to build,

And with a trench inclose the fruitful field.'

VII. 168-173)

The king offers his daughter along with the land that Aeneas requests to found a new city, but Juno inspires a hated of the Trojans to delay the founding of their great city and begins a war between the Trojans and the Latins…...

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Works Cited

Vergil. AEneid, translated by John Dryden. Vol. XIII. The Harvard Classics. New York:

P.F. Collier & Son, 1909-14; Bartleby.com, 2001.

He becomes a greater hero because he is only human and yet he accomplishes many things. From going to and through the underworld to mustering up great courage to fight and carry on, Aeneas is a revered hero because he is human and, to this, we can relate.
5. Virgil writes the Aeneid because he has something to say about the hero of the story. The Aeneid also depicts other significant factors that influenced first century Roman life and seeks to the meaning of Roman life in general. Virgil also tells a tale of history and the human heart with the Aeneid. The story remains popular because of this aspect of humanity.

6. There is a general sense of hatred for the Greeks because they defeated Aeneas' country and everything in which he and his countrymen believed. The correlation between the Aeneid and the Odyssey is impressive because of the common…...

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Works Cited

Virgil, the Aeneid. Allen Mandelbaum, trans. New York: Bantam Classics Books. 1981.

Homer. The Odyssey. The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. New York W.W. Norton and Company. 1997. pp. 100-336.

The first six books tell the story of Aeneas' trip to Italy, and his encounters with a number of people. The second part tells of the Trojan's ultimate victory over the Latin tribes. Agamemnon, one of the most famous plays from Ancient Greece, was written by Aeschylus as commentary on seduction, betrayal, and reconciliation. If Virgil and Aeschylus were to converse about women the might scratch their chins and say -- which women -- mortal or God? Greek or Trojan? Athenian or Theban?
For Virgil, every character means something to Aeneus' eventual fate. However, even the women that help him, or cause positive actions to occur are portrayed in a negative light. Oddly, this is the same for mortal and immortal women -- all portrayed in varying degrees as irrational, selfish, and emotionally driven. Thematically, this idea of women being irrational occurs near the beginning of the story when Aeneas…...

Even then, Paris did not have to take Helen from her husband. In contrast, Aeneas apparently falls in love with Dido, and spends several years in Carthage as her companion. However, he places his personal emotions aside to go complete his fate, part of which includes the marriage to Lavinia.
Of course, one of the greatest character conflicts in the play is between Turnus and Aeneas. The general assumption was that Turnus and Lavinia would wed. Not only was Turnus the most eligible of her suitors, but the queen wished for their alliance, as well:

Fir'd with her love, and with ambition led,

The neighb'ring princes court her nuptial bed.

Among the crowd, but far above the rest,

Young Turnus to the beauteous maid address'd.

Turnus, for high descent and graceful mien,

as first, and favor'd by the Latian queen;

ith him she strove to join Lavinia's hand,

But dire portents the purpos'd match withstand (Virgil).

The dire portents…...

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Works Cited

Virgil. "The Aeneid." Internet Classics Archive. Trans. John Dryden. 19 B.C.E. Web. 10

Feb. 2012.

Virgil's epic poem "The Aeneid" is often described as the poet's response to Homer's epics "The Iliad," and "The Odyssey" in that it details the Trojan ar and its aftermath from the Roman perspective. It is a Roman claim to great and far-reaching origins, and because of this apparently patriotic purpose, many classical scholars have attributed the poem's inspiration as Virgil's attempt to praise the emperor Augustus. However, to ascribe this simple purpose to such a complex text is somewhat problematic, as this paper will make clear.
In ascribing reasons for its author's motivation, a literary analysis of "The Aeneid" presents itself with some problems not present in a similar analysis of Homer's inspiring works. Although the actual status of Homer as either a poet or a collective name of several poets is uncertain, Homer's works formed the basis of virtually all of Greek classical literature. "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey"…...

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Works Cited

R.O.A.M. Lyne. Further Voices in Virgil's Aeneid. Oxford University Press, 1992.

Virgil. The Aeneid. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald. New York: Vintage Books, 1990.

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Here we can visualize, as Aeneas does, the importance of everything that is about to occur and has occurred in his life. By putting on the armor, he is asserting himself and accepting his duty as a Roman warrior. This is also a symbol of Aeneas taking charge of his destiny. He does not back down from this challenge, which makes us admire him.

One example of Aeneas' sense of family is seen when he turns away from Dido. He clearly falls in love with her but Mercury reminds him of his sense of duty and his responsibility to his family and his duty as a warrior. e read that Aeneas is "duty-bound" (110) and that he struggled with desire and "though he sighed his heart out, shaken still/ith love of her, yet took the course heaven gave him/and went back to the fleet" (110). Here we see how duty…...

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Virgil. The Aeneid. Fitzgerald, Robert, trans. New York: Random House, 1983.

Furthermore, the work is also an important heritage in terms of Western art and culture. As such, it is worth preserving as the basis of the Humanities as the field is studied today. Works of art like the Aeneid is also valuable in terms of its impact on each individual effort of learning. Each reader, even today, may have a different reaction or learning experience to be derived from the work. Much can for example be learned from Aeneas' tenacity and adherence to his goal to the very end. From Dido, the student can learn how deeply love can affect the heart. Dido's life and death can also serve as a warning for the modern young woman, that this kind of all-consuming love can be dangerous not necessarily to fatal proportions, but also to the general work ethic. In literary terms, Dido also serves as a strong female character who…...

Gilgamesh and Aeneas
The Epic of Gilgamesh and Virgil's Aeneas exemplify ancient epic poetry. Both works trace the psychological evolution of a semi-divine male hero who meets with immense personal trauma and hardship. Gilgamesh mourns the loss of his only companion, Enkidu, while Aeneas experiences the loss of his family, his people, and his homeland. In both cases, the pain transforms the hero into a wiser, more human leader. The ability to overcome personal loss and sacrifice becomes the hallmark of Gilgamesh and Aeneas. Each character must travel far from home to undergo their transformation into an ideal hero. During the course of their journeys, they encounter monsters and other supernatural forces that either assist or thwart their efforts. Throughout the course of the epics, both Gilgamesh and Aeneas exhibit typical heroic traits such as physical prowess, bravery, and leadership. They are both portrayed as possessing human weaknesses coupled with godlike…...