Roman Epics XII: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 3, or Wait, Haven’t I Heard This Story Before?

Posted byTriumvir ClioPosted inRoman Epics, The Romans

This journey sounds vaguely familiar…

Discussion Prompts
  1. How might this story be different if the Trojans had listened to Cassandra?
  2. Discuss the role trauma plays in this story.
  3. How would you go about writing an epic about the Trojan War and its aftermath?
  4. Compare/contrast Andromache’s story as told by Virgil and as told by Euripides.
  5. Compare/contrast Polydorus’s story as told by Virgil and as told by Euripides.
  6. Compare/contrast Book 9 of The Odyssey with this book.

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I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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