CLST 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Turnus, Cupid, Teleology
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Gods make her fall in love against her will (juno, cupid, venus) Though she vowed never to marry again. She"s a woman in a man"s role of leader. Venus and juno"s pact to make dido and aeneas marry. Venus- to confirm aeneas" position in carthage. Venus- (haha yes but troy and carthage will get along) Juno- yes, this means rome will never be founded. Juno gets alecto to incite turnus to madness. Turnus: i don"t need made-up panic (being rational) Teleology -- purpose, end goal: that all of history is moving toward and end goal. I can"t sit restless in the fortress anymore. Sneaks out to get info to aeneas. Gets distracted by the ease of killing latins in their sleep, plunder. Amata beloved woman -- wanted levinia to marry turnus, wild to have this son- in-law. Linkage: both amata and turnus have both been susceptible to fury by. Allecto (hurls flaming torches and snakes into their chests)
