The aeneid - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This is a 23 page document, featuring in depth notes of each of the 12 Books of Virgil's Aeneid, under the World of Hero course, of OCR's Classical Civilisation (A Level). The mini quotes featured, uses D. West's English translation goes in depth with Roman cultural contexts too- in terms of Augustan Propaganda. The document also features an array of relevant scholarship quotes needed for themes featured in the Aeneid(e.g supernatural, pietas, heroism, role of women etc). I have also made...

In depth summaries of Virigl's Aeneid and Homer's Odyssey. Contains a break down through all the books and contains key quotes in bold

40+ page revision document for Virgil's Aeneid, covering all Books on OCR's World of the Hero spec. A book-by-book revision guide with quotes, analysis and direct secondary scholars' arguments and quotes necessary for the top marks. Each book has a summary, lots of analysed quotes and a study of the key themes that crop up across this course, making it a useful resource to study all potential themes that may appear in future exams.

My revision notes contain nearly 200 pages of all of the information required to achieve an A* in the World of the Hero component of your OCR A-level Classical Civilisation exam. The optional epic choices included are the Iliad by Homer and the Aeneid by Virgil. My notes include a link to accompanying flashcards, as well as notes based on the textbook, quotes from each of the epics, explanations of the references to historical figures in the Aeneid, book summaries and modern scholarship for b...

What nationality was Virgil? correct answers -He was a Roman poet. -He was the best. What happened when Virgil was 11? correct answers -Julius Caesar ruled Gaul. -He was raised on a farm. -He travel to many cities, since he was studying to become a lawyer (he never pursued the career though). What did Antony do to Virgil? correct answers -Antony stripped Virgil and his family of many lands. -Anotony had to do this in order to reward his soldiers with land for fighting in the civil ...

4.408-430. What has led up to this passage? You should start your answer from the prayer Iarbas made to Jupiter? [10] correct answers Iarbas drew Jupiter's attention to the way Dido and Aeneas are behaving, so Jupiter sent Mercury to tell Aeneas he is not living up to the description Venus gave of him, that he would be the man to rule Italy. He should remember the destiny of Ascanius even if he is not ambitious for himself. Mercury found Aeneas working on the building of Carthage and delivered ...

What three things are found in Epic Poetry? correct answers Starting in the middle, A plea to the gods, and the use of literary tools especially similies. Why does Juno's anger burn against the Trojans? correct answers She is angry because Paris deemed her less beautiful than Helen. She loathed the whole stack of Dardanus. She was furious at the honors done to Ganymede. What does Juno request from Aeolus? What does Juno offer in return for the favor? correct answers She request that he ra...

Aeneas correct answers The protagonist of the Aeneid. Aeneas is a survivor of the siege of Troy, a city on the coast of Asia Minor. His defining characteristic is piety, a respect for the will of the gods. He is a fearsome warrior and a leader able to motivate his men in the face of adversity, but also a man capable of great compassion and sorrow. His destiny is to found the Roman race in Italy and he subordinates all other concerns to this mission. The Aeneid is about his journey from Troy to I...

Who wrote the Aeneid? correct answers Virgil What did the author want done to the work when he died? correct answers He wanted it to be burned Why? correct answers He didn't have time to polish his work before he died... well excuse me... Who prevented this from happening? correct answers Augustus Caesar... a plague upon your household, sir (Mercutio anyone? Couldn't resist the reference!), now I'm stuck reading it! Why did the author write this? correct answers (To have every hig...

[1.1-1.33] Arma virumque canō, Trōiae quī prīmus ab ōrīs correct answers I sing of arms and a man, who first from the shores of Troy Ītaliam fātō profugus Lāvīniaque vēnit correct answers an exile by fate, came to Italy and the Lavinian lītora, multum ille et terrīs iactātus et altō correct answers shores he, having been tossed about a lot both on land and on sea, vī superum, saevae memorem Iūnōnis ob īram, correct answers by the force of the gods above, on account o...

Hardie-Fate and Aeneas' character correct answers What is often perceived as the colourless quality of Aeneas' character is largely the result of the roles forced upon him by the plot of the Aeneid: rather than being strongly driven by an internal desire or ambition, he is forced into a mission by circumstances beyond his control. Lyne-relationships of Aeneas correct answers It is Aeneas who comes or should come most interestingly and often into contact with other people. But it his interac...