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'Aeneas Is Little More Than A Puppet Controlled By The Whims Of The Gods' Is This A Fair Assessment Of Aeneas In Books 1,2,4 And 6 Of Virgil's Aeneid?
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Akshay Bhutiani Harrow School Latin GCSE Coursework Candidate Number: 2351 Akshay Bhutiani Latin GCSE Coursework 'Aeneas Is Little More Than A Puppet Controlled By The Whims Of The Gods' Is This A Fair Assessment Of Aeneas In Books 1,2,4 And 6 Of Virgil's Aeneid? As defined by the Oxford English Dictionary a 'puppet' is "a kind of doll that can be made to move by various means as an entertainment" or "a person who is entirely controlled by another." A 'whim' is "a sudden fancy or impulse." The statement under discussion therefore seeks to present Aeneas as a person with little control upon the course of his life. In my opinion it likens him to a chess piece, or a member of The Truman Show. Is such an appraisal justified? I intend to investigate what control Aeneas has over his life, his actions, his emotions, his thoughts and feelings, essentially does Aeneas have free will or is...
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