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Homer vs Virgil on the Iliad - Coggle Diagram
Homer vs Virgil on the Iliad
Homer
Character
gods
Capricious
Zeus
mortals
influenced by Fate
looking for personal gain
kleos
are not personally invested and looking for personal motivations
Focus / Themes
revenge
loss
how to deal with the emotions of death and loss
questions like how to deal with the loss of a great leader
how to deal with the loss of a friend
war is not bad but how you react to the loss
interpersonal conflict
battle of morals not the actual fighting
does a king have the right to take something from their subjects
is there something unfair from the treated of the Gods with regards to Agamemnon
legality aspect
message to Audience
glorification of war
in depth description of death
no matter the horrors but the glory that becomes of war.
dangers of hubris
message that the audience learns form
kleos
is it worth it?
Is the heartbreak of loosing the ones you love worth it
Virgil
Character
mortals
Roman values in stead of Greek
furor
pietas
Should control emotions
focus / Themes
loss and futility
war is posintless
focus on why someone dying wasnt necessary
focus on innocent deaths
doestn try to make the people who kill those glorifed
war is avoidable
questioning war
what is the purpose
chaos
appears as a character
indrinsic into why the war happens