Great Books II Study Questions for Assignment 2
Aeneid, Books 2-6
Book 2
According to Aeneas's account, how was Troy deceived and what should have warned them about the horse?
What prophetic information does Aeneas receive during the sack of the city, and from whom does he receive them?
Book 3
What has become of Hector's wife Andromache?
What experiences does Aeneas go through that are like Odysseus's?
Book 4
Why does Aeneas abandon Dido? Do you think he Aeneas is right in leaving her? Why?
What does the whole Dido episode tell us about Aeneas's character?
Book 5
How are the funeral games for Anchises different than those for Patroklos in the Iliad? Why are they different?
What does Juno do to cause problems in this Book?
Book 6
Entrance
to the Sybil's Cave
What different regions does Aeneas find in the Underworld and what kind of people are in each? What view of the afterlife do we see in this Book?
What is Anchises's purpose in calling Aeneas to the Underworld, and what does he show Aeneas?
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