CLA232H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Turnus, Dactylic Hexameter, Elegy
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Preparations for single combat of aeneas and turnus. Jupiter orders juno to yield -> juno finally gives up on anger in exchange for latins to keep their own name, traditions, etc. Death of turnus (everything in this book leads up to the death of turnus) - melancholic ending to melancholic poem. Turnus" reaction to camilla"s death (frenzied, yet strangely calm) parallels aeneas" to pallas". Amata: takes on role of captive trojan queen after greek sack of city (still looking back to. Irony because she is a colourless character. Advancing to plain at dawn = spectacle. Juno consoles juturna who was raped by jupiter (deified because of rape - compensation) - solidarity between women on the same side - support = doomed to fail because aeneas must. Unfairness of battle: youth and weakness of turnus. Aeneas has gods on his side and destiny -> uneven match. Breaking of truce -> slaughter; aeneas = wounded (more delay), healed.
