Quiz Guide: Aenead Book 4
- Describe the conversation between Dido and Anna at the beginning of book 4. What is Anna's advice?
- What kind of animal simile is used to describe Dido as she suffers "internal wounds" of love?
- When "Jove's dear consort" Juno says sarcastically how glorious divine power is if "by collusion of two gods one mortal/Woman is brought low", which gods does she mean? And what does she mean by "brought low"?
- Describe Rumor, and explain her origins.
- Why is King Iarbas upset?
- How does Zeus feel about Dido and Aeneas's relationship? Why?
- How does Aeneas decide to handle telling Dido about Mercury's (Hermes's) instructions?
- How would you describe Dido's appeal to Aeneas? What arguments does she use?
- How would you characterize Aeneas's response to Dido's pleas? What arguments does he use?
- How does Dido curse Aeneas?
- To what (epic simile) is Aeneas compared when he refuses Anna's pleas to delay his departure?
- Dido sees witnesses several omens and portents that she will soon die. Describe some of them.
- How does Dido convince her sister to build her funeral pyre?
- Because of Aeneas's actions, what two countries will forever contend "coast with coast, and sea with sea, and arms with arms"?
- What is Dido's last action before she dies? Where does this happen?
- What sound follows Dido's death?
- How is Dido finally freed from her body?
Essay: A-L: Whose side of Aeneas's and Dido's dispute do you think Virgil is on? Why? Give as much evidence as you can for your supposition.
Essay: M-Z: Besides epic similes, uses two other stylistic innovations: foreshadowing and apostrophe (direct address to characters). Discuss at least one example of each in book 4, and explain what you think Virgil is doing with it.