fate pretty much

Question 1

turnus telling juturna to give up. bk 12

Answer 1

“the fates are too strong. let us go where god and cruel fortune call me”

Question 2

turnus hubris and working against fate. when he says hes going to meet aen

Answer 2

“I am resolved to meet Aeneas in battle. I am resolved to suffer what bitterness there is in death. You will not see me put to shame again. This is madness,”

Question 3

fate as a stabiliser of the trojans

Answer 3

‘reassured his allies and comforted the fears and anxieties of Iulus, telling of the future that had been decreed’ - book 12
aeneas uses fate to stabilise his followers, reflecting his submission to divine will.

Question 4

aen’s pietas and determination despite injury

Answer 4

“his wounded knee slowed him, but fury and fate drove him on” = aen acknowledges fate’s compulsion, reinforcing his lack of choice in following divine mandates.

Question 5

arrow simile about inevitability of fate

Answer 5

“Like an arrow going through a cloud, spun from the bowstring of a Parthian who has armed the barb with a virulent poison for which there is no cure” -the arrow simile empahsises its unstoppable nature as it is now in flight, it cannot stop. Turnus’ end is now sealed as both juno and juturna will not be able to help turnus. Also no cure, cannot be stopped

Question 6

what does panthus tell aeneas bk2

Answer 6

aen asking where they rally when troy is being invaded but panthus tells him
“the last day has come for the people of Dardanus. This is the hour they cannot escape. The Trojans are no more.”

= tricolon of declaratives, acceptance of fate

Question 7

aen resistance to fate in troy bk2

Answer 7

“let us die. let us rush into the thick of fighting” - awareness of fate but willingness to die for their city

Question 8

how does virgil use prophecies and omens

Answer 8

virgil uses prophecies and omens to slowly reveal information to aeneas about his future and fate of troy. this is to build suspense for audience and aeneas

Question 9

fate and prophecy

Answer 9

• aen and his companions are repeatedly reminded their fate is preordained, though the specific path is unclear
• reinforced through prophecies and divine interventions (oracle of Apollo at Delos, ghost of Anchises, Venus telling Aen to stop fighting at Troy)
• oracles and supernatural figures eg Harpies and ghost of hector offer cryptic but useful info

Answer 10

“italy, that is my love, and that is my homeland” BK 4
= shows his priority and justifies his departure by referring to his fate. destiny will dictate his actions

Question 11

fate as tragic

Answer 11

virgil portrays dido as a tragic figure, abandoned by fate and love. her isolation, emotional anguish and sense of betrayal evokes pity.

Question 12

juno inability to control fate

Answer 12

“still nursing her unhealed wound” - unable to control her resentment.
she can create obstacle by manipulation and inciting chaos but not alter it

Question 13

fate of romans quote

Answer 13

“their descendants will rise to the stars”

Question 14

prophecies that are given in book 7

Answer 14

• bees simile
• lavinia hair
• eating tables prophecy is fulfilled

Question 15

latinus accepting fate

Answer 15

“he opened his heart to fate, yielding to the gods’ will” - not villainising the latins, latinus is well intentioned

Question 16

fate w lavinias hair thing

Answer 16

Book 7
lavinia’s hair caught fire - her fame and fate would be “bright” and a “great war would come upon the people”

Question 17

when does juno resign a bit more to fate book 7

Answer 17

“so be it”
“but i shall be able to delay it all and drag it out” = resolves to delay fate instead

“great Juno, wife of Jupiter, thwarted” = fate overrides the power and will of the gods

Question 18

aeneas as a leader with links to fate

Answer 18

“aeneas lifted on his shoulder the fame and the fate of his descendants”
bk 8

Question 19

turnus’ arrogance at fate in book9

Answer 19

“I too have a destiny, of a different sort - to cut down with the sword this vicious people that have robbed me of my bride”

Question 20

jupiter quote about his lack of control of fate

Answer 20

“this day let each man face his own fortune and set his course by his own hopes. Trojan and Rutulian I shall treat alike” = impartial

Question 21

quote given when turnus takes pallas’ baldric

Answer 21

“the mind of man has no knowledge of what fate holds in store” - his pride blinds him to the consquences of his aciotns

also implies the superiority of fate

Question 22

what does juno do in b 10 to delay fate

Answer 22

at the end of the book, she creates an apparition of aen fleeing to the boats, turnus chases and his life is preserved. = show of how she can only delay, not alter

Question 23

suggestion of free will of mortals

Answer 23

“as each man has set up his loom, so will he endure the labour and fortune of it” = one’s fate is self-determined

Question 24

fate being mean bk11

Answer 24

"fortune came to me with smiles, but took you away from me while you were still a boy" - bitterness of fate, emphasises fortuna as cruel and unpredictable

Question 25

aen as an instrument of destiny, not an aggressor bk11

Answer 25

"nor would i ever have come if the fates had not offered me a place" framing himself as an instrument of destiny, not an aggressor, aligns with roman value of obedience to fate.

Question 26

turnus arrogance when rebutting drances bk 11

Answer 26

"fortune comes and goes" - ignorance of the inevitability of fate

Question 27

inevitability of fate and that trojans would win the war bk 11

Answer 27

"no weapon could check the deadly onset of the trojans and no one could stand against them" = inevitable

Question 28

turnus resigning to fate bk 12

Answer 28

"the fates are too strong. you must not delay them any longer". words are definitive, he is no longer seeking divine intervention but accepting his fate

Question 29

sovereignty of fate bk12

Answer 29

"one pan sank lower, sealing turnus' doom" = confirms sovereignty of fate, jupiter doesnt/cant save him. role of gods it to observe, not intervene.

Question 30

aen determination to meet his fate

Answer 30

"his wounded knee slowed him but fury and fate drove him on" - despite his injury, willpower pushes him on. pietas

Question 31

jupiter's prophecy about rome book 1

Answer 31

"an empire without end" = glorifies rome's future, reinforcing augustus' legitimacy

Question 32

hector's ghost warning aeneas book2

Answer 32

"take them and seek a city for them" = imperative verbs highlight urgency and inevitability of aeneas'' mission

Question 33

iulus' prophecy fulfilled book 7

Answer 33

"look we are eating even our own tables" = fulfills Celeano's prophecy from book 3, marking the end of their wandering

Question 34

sibyl's prophecy book 6

Answer 34

" a second achillles [...] a foreign bride is again the cause of war" = predicts the war in latium and foreshadows turnus as a greek-like opponent

Question 35

aeneas' fate as a tree book 4

Answer 35

"an ancient ash tree [...] breaks with a dying groan" = aeneas must endure suffering, just as tory does, before rome can be born

Question 36

souls in the underworld as falling leaves book 6

Answer 36

"as many leaves that fall in the forest" = overwhelming number of the dead and fate's inevitability

Question 37

jupiter line book 10

Answer 37

"let each man face his fortune"