Block, 11/30 - Book 2

Don't forget your Leithart!

*P&P

*Discuss Book 1

*Begin Book 2 

HW: 

1. Finish Books 2 and 3 
2. Do journal for each book
1. Favorite quote
2. Why it's your fave
3. One question or additional insight about the book  
3. Read Leithart (213-227), taking notes on the following questions:

1. Why does Virgil invoke the Muse for a second time in Book 7?
2. What is the main difference between Odysseus’ journey and that of Aeneas?
3. In what ways does the second half of the Aeneid reflect the Iliad?
4. How does the Aeneid reflect Virgil’s historical situation?
5. Explain how and why Aeneas is different from the Homeric heroes.
6. What is pietas? How does Aeneas symbolize pietas in his escape from Troy?
7. What is furor? How is the conflict of pietas/fatum and furor reflected on various levels in the Aeneid?