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wildareal

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Essay Topics for Aeneid-
« on: October 06, 2011, 08:49:54 pm »
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They're aren't many trial exams for Latin 2011 so post all of your essay topics on the Aeneid here.

1. Juno is representative of all that is evil in the Aeneid 1. Lines 1-50
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Re: Essay Topics for Aeneid-
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2011, 08:58:13 pm »
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Although I don't have any lines to go with these prompts; here are some that I've done/found:

1. Book 1 suggests that the gods may cause, but are not to be blamed, for the suffering.
2. Aeneas' challenges arise from his weaknesses, not his circumstances.
3. Her inability to escape her past, not Venus's schemes, dooms Dido.
4. Book 1 suggests that the end of Aeneas' mission is worth the cost.
5. Self-control is the true foundation of cities, not wealth or walls.
6. In Book 1, Virgil means us to pity Aeneas more than we admire him.
7. 'Book 1 shows the gods at their worst.' Discuss.
8. 'The villain of Aeneid 1 is not Juno, but Furor.' Discuss.
9. 'tantae molis erat Romanam condere gentem.' Discuss, in relation to Aeneid 1.

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Re: Essay Topics for Aeneid-
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2011, 09:04:07 pm »
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Watch out for topics that are completely unexpected in the exam. Last year the topic wasn't anything anyone had practiced (I think). It was something about the father/son relationships. It did make me laugh thinking about the people who had memorized essays, though.

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Re: Essay Topics for Aeneid-
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2011, 11:35:29 pm »
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all prompts posted by epl arent too useful considering you get given set lines and should be referring to them explicitly for most of your paragraphs.....

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Re: Essay Topics for Aeneid-
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2011, 11:05:47 am »
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all prompts posted by epl arent too useful considering you get given set lines and should be referring to them explicitly for most of your paragraphs.....
That's no problem. After the English exam I will assign each topic to a given set of lines.
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