Quoted: Truman Capote

"A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet."

In your sixth blog entry, we're going to mix it up.  Aeneas had conversations with several people in the underworld.  For TWO of them (either as two blogs or as one blog with a big line down the middle), report the conversation from the other side---what was the impression of the OTHER character of the conversation?  Were they satisfied or unsatisfied?  The two parts need not relate to each other.
If necessary, use the suggestions of those who have commented on your previous blogs (ESPECIALLY ME!) to improve the quality of your essay.  This is a different assignment, so the advice may not work perfectly.  


Looking forward to reading your entries!

Quoted: George Orwell

"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting."

(1) Re-tell the games of book 5 with Achates pondering the question of fair vs. unfair conduct and rewards in the games.  How does Achates feel about Aeneas' arbitration and refereeing?  Is it sometimes more important to be kind than to be fair?

(2) Be sure to incorporate the suggestions of concerning your last blog post. 

Bonam Fortunam!

Quoted: Oscar Wilde

"Those who are faithless know the pleasures of love; it is the faithful who know love's tragedies."

In your fourth blog entry, you should 
(1) Express book 4 of the Aeneid from the perspective of Achates.
(2) Have Achates discuss his feelings about how Aeneas treated Dido.  Maybe he has an inside perspective on the eternal question of book 4: Did Aeneas actually love Dido, or was he just using her?
(3) Use the suggestions of those who have commented on your previous blogs (ESPECIALLY ME!) to improve the quality of your essay.