moral values eg pietas, furor

Question 2

aeneas’ despair in the storm

Answer 2

“i wish i had died at troy”
= shows his human weakness and conflict between duty and personal suffering

Question 3

aeneas justifying leaving dido

Answer 3

“italy […] that is my love, that is my homeland”
= chooses duty over passion, reinforcing pietas

Question 4

aeneas’ transformation after anchises’ speech book 6

Answer 4

“your task, Roman, is to govern the peoples of the world”
= marks aeneas’ acceptance of his role as rome’s founder

Question 5

aeneas killing mezentius book 10

Answer 5

“after turning over many plans in his mind”
= he realises the necessary violence of leadership
= has to kill mezentius

Question 6

dido as a wounded deer book 4

Answer 6

“like a deer pierced by an arrow”
= highlights her helplessness against love and furor

Question 7

turnus’ fatal arrogance book 10

Answer 7

” a mad lust for blood drove him on”
= inability to control emotions

Question 8

turnus as a wolf book 9

Answer 8

“like a wolf, driven mad by hunger”
= emphasises his wild and uncontrolled nature.