Blog #3: Family or Destiny?

One part in the Trojan war is that Aeneas, is being begged by his own wife to stop the war and think of their family.  It is compared to the scene in Iliad wherein Andromache is pleading to Hector in the same logic, to think about their family mostly their son, Astyanax.

           So I kind of think that both scenes share the same thought and is usually found in war movies wherein the wife of the character or someone really close is begging to think about their family. It makes me feel sad and it makes me think about my own family too, if I am in that kind of situation.

           What I learned in the stories? I think it would probably be the critically and analytically thinking about a difficult situation. It also made me learn that your family is really important and would make you feel nostalgic if you haven't seen them in a while.

           So what about their difference? It's pretty hard to see the difference in the two scenes but I think it would be about the correct foreseeing of the death of Hector predicted by Andromache.       

Blog #4.2: Ultimate Loss and Ultimate Victory

          The poem Aeneid narrates many a lot of things about adventures. Including ultimate loss and ultimate victory. Aeneas suffered terrible loss and defeats that were brought by the Greeks especially because of the Trojan war. The Greeks used a great strategy that brought defeat to the Trojans. They used a wooden horse and told the Trojans that it is a peace offering.

So why is it the ultimate victory of the Greeks? Knowing their strategy well, they really put a lot of effort and time of thinking for it. Since they both want to win, they need to counter every move of at least win by every move they make. If you had lost in your move, you should think of a different move to at least win. That is the logic I think made the Greeks win the Trojan war.

Blog  #4.1: Sympathy for a Hero

          Aeneid is one of the masterpieces of a great poet named Virgil. Aeneid’s main character is Aeneas. Aeneas is destined to build the new city for the Trojans. Throughout his journey he faced many problems and challenges that’s why after reading this epic poem I felt sympathy for him. But what are these sufferings?

          One of the reasons why I pity Aeneas is that he lost almost everything. He lost his family and even his father. He lost his family during the Trojan war. Another reason is because of Juno one of the Goddesses. She did everything just to make Aeneas fail. She did it because according to an oracle Aeneas will destroy her most favored city, Carthage though Aeneas dosen’t have intention to do it. Another reason why Juno has a great anger to Aeneas is because Aeneas is a Trojan. Aeneas also lost his lover, Dido who is the queen of Carthage. Dido is madly in love to Aeneas but when Aeneas is about to leave she ended her life.

          These were just an examples of the sufferings Aeneas had suffered. And it is also some of the reasons why I pity this great hero.