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Compare And Contrast: Aneas And Turnus
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The subtlety in the differences between Aneas and Turnus, reflect the
subtlety in the differences between the Aeneid and the Iliad. Although both
characters are devout and noble, Aneas does not possess the ardent passion of
Turnus. Unlike Turnus, Aneas is able to place his beliefs in the fated
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....eflects his physical appearance; he is
a god-fearing, libation-bearing soldier. Turnus was greatly admired and
respected by his subjects: "by far the fairest (of Italian men) / Was Turnus,
favored both in his noble forbears / And by the queen who advanced his claims
with eager devotion" (Virgil 147).
Unlike Turnus, Aneas is able to place his beliefs in Rome before his own
interests; that is the defining characteristic of Aneas' heroism. Leaving Dido,
the beautiful and passionate Carthaginian .... |
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