Turnus

Deadly Resurrection As Aeneas stood over the corpse of Turnus, his conscience was split in two. Half of his mind rejoiced with the death of such a malicious man who had caused so much strife. The other half lurched at the sight of bloodshed. Aeneas sighed with confusion as he slowly walked away from the scene. Unlike most of his countrymen, he would never become “comfortable” with taking life, even if it were for a just cause. While engaged in such controversial thoughts, his guard relaxed and

of sarcasm in these quotes and the circumstances surrounding the statements of these two heroes parallel nicely. Additionally, both Aeneas and Achilles avenge the death of their respective fallen friends by slaying their murderers. These murderers, Turnus and Hector, too beg for clemency, but the raging heroes pay no mind to their petitions and enact their distorted

Trojan Remnant in Latium, the birthplace of The Roman Empire, Aeneas faces an endless stream of challenges in his journeys. A significant obstacle is Turnus. Turnus, described by the Sybil as a “second Achilles,” proves to be incredibly like the Homeric hero. Virgil transforms Aeneas from a figure of pietas to one of furor similar to that of Turnus and Achilles. However, Aeneas never truly reaches the inhuman rage witnessed in these other two warriors. Aeneas, the central figure in the Aeneid,

and prevent more innocent lives from being killed Aeneas and Turnus (the strong/leading Italian

mortals and possibly try and change their fate? Or, are the gods acting with pure passion, hoping to prolong the challenges each mortal will face? Juno is one of the gods who help dictate the story of The Aeneid. She is often seen taking the side of Turnus, not wanting Aeneas to find the city of Rome, as that will destroy Carthage, a place she holds dear to her heart (1. 24-26). She makes Aeneas’ trek, to find Rome, as difficult as

Although written a millennium apart, the Iliad and the Aeneid both focus on the battle between the Trojans and the Greeks or Romans. Both stories have two great warriors; Homer writes of Achilles and Hector whereas Virgil writes of Turnus and Aeneas. In the ensuing books, both writers depict the gruesome reality of wars through massive destruction and death. Homer writes in a more mythologized manner, focusing on the celebratory aspect of war. Virgil, on the other hand, writes of the brutal reality

Destiny, the Gods, and Fate in the Aeneid Playwright Lucius Annaeus Seneca said that “Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant,” (Beautiful Quotes) and perhaps nowhere is this idea better illustrated than in Virgil’s epic poem The Aeneid. Fate drives the course of events throughout the twelve books of The Aeneid, pushing both the mortal and divine, to the unwavering destinies laid before them, and destroying those who attempt to defy, or even hinder, the course of destiny. Today

This particular act where Aeneus loses his control and is controlled by anger instead of the voice of reason is the opposite of stoicism and Aeneus portrayal in the rest of the poem. I agree that Turnus had to die so that Rome can be founded but I don’t think that he should have died this way without honor. However his death was like a payback of the dishonorable way in which Pallas was also killed. The images in the sword belt were similar to those

unmistakably sees that obligation holds a more noteworthy significance than feeling for Aeneas. Be that as it may, in the war with the Latins, one no more sees such a characterized good code. Aeneas ' conflicting conduct is obvious in his last fight with Turnus.

conflicts of Carthage and Rome later in history. However, another act of violence and vengeance worth mentioning is the final conflict in poem. Aeneas fights Turnus to death in order to avenge the death of Pallas by Turnus, resulting in the death of Turnus. We see that Turnus’ violence, caused by Juno’s motive to turn him against Aeneas, motivates Turnus to kill Pallas and eventually leads to his own