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Nancy Knowlton
English 240
February 19, 2004
First Paper (P1), Draft 25
After reading Homer’s “The Odyssey” and Virgil’s “The Aeneid” I discovered similarities and differences concerning the human trait of revenge between the Greeks and the Romans. ...
In “The Aeneid,” Dido fell in love with the hero, Aeneas. ... ” (“The Aeneid,” Book IV, lines 505-513, 658) Because her heart felt broken, Dido sought revenge rather than accept the fact that Aeneas had to leave her.
By comparison, the Greek women in “The Odyssey” indulged in revenge more frequently. ... ” (“The Odyssey,” Book XI, lines 298-304, 171)
Even though Oidipous made a mistake, Epikaste took her revenge even from the grave, and sentenced Oidipous to endless torment. ... ’” (“The Odyssey,” Book XVII, lines 575-579, 256) The women in “The Odyssey” used revenge more often than the women in “The Aeneid” to attempt to resolve their conflicts. ... ” (“The Aeneid,” Book XII, lines 203-217, 682-683) In his experience of grief, Aeneas killed Turnus rather than spare his life. ...
Conversely, revenge seemed conventional behavior among the Greek men of “The Odyssey. ... ’” (“The Odyssey,” Book XVII, lines 549-553, 255) Although Antinoos only hit him, Odysseus wanted Antinoos’s death. ... ” (“The Odyssey,” Book XXII, lines 14-15, 304) Odysseus even took revenge against the harlots who had been servicing Antinoos and the other suitors, “. ... ’” (“The Odyssey,” Book XXII, lines 458-461, 314) Throughout “The Odyssey” the Greek men employed revenge to solve their conflicts, even if the insult seemed insignificant. ... I found many more instances of revenge by men in “The Odyssey” than I did for men in “The Aeneid. ...
In “The Aeneid,” the Roman goddess Juno opposed Aeneas’s mission because of her defeat in Troy and used revenge as a means to thwart him.
Approximate Word count = 1376
Approximate Pages = 5.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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