Outline For The Aeneid Essay

Alexander Valentin
Hum 2220- Justin Ryals
12/10/16

Outline
Thesis: The civil war’s that occurred during Virgil’s life, and Augustus’s supposed greatness, had pivotal impacts on his work.
I) Virgil studied all over Italy
a) A literary genius
II) The Aeneid embodied Roman life
a) Constant warfare
b) Endless struggles for power
III) War constantly caused Virgil to move.
a) Virgil could not stay in his home where he was born
b) In the Aeneid many wanted to abandon the journey.
IV) Lack of clarity on Aeneas
a) Aeneas transformation from righteous defender to being vulnerable to emotion
V) Virgil and much of Roman lives affected by war
a) Unable to shed bloodstained history/identity
b) Rulers are at fault rather than having a republic

Alexander Valentin
Hum 2220- Justin Ryals
12/10/16

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