"Actions are the seed of fate; deeds grow into destiny."
In the third book of the Aeneid, Vergil describes the gradual unveiling of the destiny of Aeneas and his men. In your third blog, you should:
(1) Re-tell the story of the third book of the Aeneid from the perspective of Aeneas' friend Achates.
(2) As you are telling the story, discuss the role of destiny in determining the travels of the Trojans. How does Achates react to the various setbacks they face? Is he grateful that they have a larger destiny, or is he jealous of those whose desired ends have been reached?
Monday, January 30, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Quoted: D. H. Lawrence
"Every man has a mob self and an individual self, in varying proportions." ~D.H. Lawrence
(1) Re-tell the story of book 2 from the perspective of Achates as HE witnessed and participated in the downfall of Troy. Since we don't totally know what Achates was doing, you may stick closely to Aeneas' story (as if Achates were with him) or have him experience different parts of the fall of Troy as long as you include the major events of the book-Laocoon and the snakes, the events in the palace, and the eventual gathering outside the city.
(2) Use your post to express thoughts about the individual as part of and separate from a crowd. How does Achates think of himself as an individual in these events, and how as a part of the Trojan people? Which, in the end, is more important to him?
BE SURE TO INCORPORATE SUGGESTIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS BLOG!!
(1) Re-tell the story of book 2 from the perspective of Achates as HE witnessed and participated in the downfall of Troy. Since we don't totally know what Achates was doing, you may stick closely to Aeneas' story (as if Achates were with him) or have him experience different parts of the fall of Troy as long as you include the major events of the book-Laocoon and the snakes, the events in the palace, and the eventual gathering outside the city.
(2) Use your post to express thoughts about the individual as part of and separate from a crowd. How does Achates think of himself as an individual in these events, and how as a part of the Trojan people? Which, in the end, is more important to him?
BE SURE TO INCORPORATE SUGGESTIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS BLOG!!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Quoted: Walter Savage Landor
"Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A grave to rest in, and a fading name!"
As a primary theme of the Aeneid, Vergil offers the idea that the rewards of piety and hard work are of questionable merit. In your first blog, you should:
(1) Re-tell the story of the first book of the Aeneid from the perspective of Aeneas' friend Achates.
(2) As you are telling the story, wrestle with the question Vergil poses to us as readers of the Aeneid: What IS piety's reward? In the mind of your Achates, is the suffering the Trojans are undergoing "worth it" for the rewards they will hopefully receive?
As a primary theme of the Aeneid, Vergil offers the idea that the rewards of piety and hard work are of questionable merit. In your first blog, you should:
(1) Re-tell the story of the first book of the Aeneid from the perspective of Aeneas' friend Achates.
(2) As you are telling the story, wrestle with the question Vergil poses to us as readers of the Aeneid: What IS piety's reward? In the mind of your Achates, is the suffering the Trojans are undergoing "worth it" for the rewards they will hopefully receive?
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