Virgil - Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

4.408-430. What has led up to this passage? You should start your answer from the prayer Iarbas made to Jupiter? [10] correct answers Iarbas drew Jupiter's attention to the way Dido and Aeneas are behaving, so Jupiter sent Mercury to tell Aeneas he is not living up to the description Venus gave of him, that he would be the man to rule Italy. He should remember the destiny of Ascanius even if he is not ambitious for himself. Mercury found Aeneas working on the building of Carthage and delivered ...

This document provides a clear layout of Virgil's Aeneid - describing the most important events from each of the 12 chapters. This does not cover the unprescribed chapters, but most are colour-coded by theme and include an easy guide in order to help you coordinate your own notes.

Where was Dante born and when? He was born in Florence, Italy on 1265 What is the book about? an epic poem that tells about dante's imaginative journey through the afterlife Whos is dante's guide through hell? Virgil Where is part 1 and part 2? Part 1 is the inferno, part 2 is the purgatory what does Virgil and Beatrice personify? virgil personifies human reason and she personifies divine love How long does the journey take, begin and end? how old was da...

Who was the girl that Dante met only twice, but had a huge impact on his life? Beatrice What is the term for: a very formal, secret, unrequited and highly respectful form of admiration for another person. Courtly love Which town was Dante born and raised in? Florence Why was Dante exiled from his hometown? His politcal party fell out of power The Divine Comedy is a long poem that contains three books, which are called: Purgatorio Inferno Paradisio Dante ...

Dante Guido Cavalcanti Florentine poet, Dante's best friend Cangrande della Scala Ruler of Verona who hosted Dante "Midway along the road of our life" Dante; uses "our" to include the reader; uses "midway" because he wrote this halfway through his life in 1300s 1.22-27- water simile simile of being exhausted from sea to his relief of being back the bottom of the hill Leapord speckled skin; represented envy/desire/concupiscence Lion represent...

Richard Jenkins correct answers Says Virgil wasn't a misogynist in fact the opposite = through Dido's 'deeply sympathetic portrayal' Virgil wanted to 'enlarge Dido's tragedy to focus upon the woman's point of view' R D Williams on Aeneas as leader correct answers 'not aiming to achieve personal satisfaction by surpassing others in excellence, but to use his qualities in order to achieve their success' 'must not judge Aeneas adversely because we think he ought to be like Achille...

Dante's Inferno Questions and Answers Already Passed When did Dante live? (barely in middle ages) Where was Dante born? Florence What political turmoil was occurring during Dante's life in Florence? argument between Holy Roman Emperor and Pope about separation between church and state Why was Dante exiled? because he did not support the party that won the argument When Dante wrote the divine comedy, How did he determine where people would be placed in Hell? the people who had a direct han...

Eduardo is working his way up the ladder in the world of amateur boxing. He makes a stinging (and false) remark about his next opponent on TV by saying that his opponent is a coward who practices boxing by beating up his wife. Which of the following is true? Ans: Eduardo is being defamatory because his remarks may harm his opponent's reputation. Jennifer took a video recording of Jack and Alice fighting in an alley. Jack and Alice disclose multiple private facts about each other thr...

UIL LITERARY CRITICISM EXAM SET 2024/2025 George Orwell - CORRECT ANSWER-1984 Arthur C. Clarke - CORRECT ANSWER-2001: A Space Odyssey John Updike - CORRECT ANSWER-A&P William Faulkner - CORRECT ANSWER-Absalom, Absalom! Irene Hunt - CORRECT ANSWER-Across Five Aprils George Eliot - CORRECT ANSWER-Adam Bede Mark Twain - CORRECT ANSWER-The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain - CORRECT ANSWER-The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Virgil - CORRECT ANSWER-The Aeneid Aeschylus - CORRECT ANSWER-...

Omnibus 2 Dante's The Inferno Questions And Answers Already Passed Why is the dark wood a good image for sin or error? woods may represent the wild and untamed soul. Why is the mountain a good image for the road of repentance and the way to God ? Mountains are high places that are difficult to climb, but always greatly rewarding at the top. What is the leopard an image for? lust and youth. What is the lion an image for? pride and manhood. What is the wolf an image for? avarice and age. Wha...