Discuss the character of Aeneas, which has often come
in for harsh criticism. (Charles James Fox, the eighteenth-century
English statesman, found him “either insipid or odious,” and
William Butler Yeats speaks of an Irishman who thought Aeneas
was a priest.) The implied comparison is of course with epic
heroes such as Achilles and Odysseus. How far is such an
attitude justified?
In my eye, I feel that Aeneas was a caring and charitable man. Him and his father had to go on a voyage to find a new place to live. Aeneas was the leader of the allies in the Trojan War. He also led a group of refugees to Italy and became the founder of Roman culture. All of the hardships that Aeneas had to go through, makes him just as epic as Achilles and Odysseus. Aeneas was so focused on finding a new life that he gave up his true love and also proved his courage.
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