Drama and Tension

Drama and Tension

1. 176-196

   • 'sua deus fit dira cupido?'
     • 'terrible desire become a god for him?'
     • Famous dilemna
     • foreshadows the lead up to E's death
     • highlights futility of war
   • '(nam mihi facti/ fama sat est)'
     • '(for the glory of the deed is enough for me)'
     • wise words
     • Ironic: N gains glory but for being a good friend not warrior
   • 'et iuxta'
     • two heroes put alongside each other
     • powerful imagery
     • 'and next to him'

2. 308-323

   • 'a tergo'
     • 'from behind'
     • start of line
       • Emphatic positioning
         • danger is everywhere
   • 'uotis'
     • 'with prayers'
     • Ablative emphasizes the need for hope
     • not knowing what will happen
   • 'lora rotasque... arma'
     • 'the leather harnesses and wheels... weapons'
     • Tricolon
       • makes spoils seem tempting
   • 'nubibus inrita donant'
     • 'and offered them meaningless to the clouds'
     • inevitable failure
     • religious imagery
       • Gods are not on their side

3. 339-356

   • 'Fadumque Herbesumque... Rhoetumque Abarimque'
     • 'Fadus and Herbesus, and Rhoetus and Abaris'
     • Polyptoton
       • emphasize E's berzerk
       • loses importance for them: meaningless names
   • 'deficere extremum'
     • 'at the edge flicker'
     • peaceful imagery
       • N sees the light?
     • minute detail
       • adds to the tension
   • 'lux inimica propinquat'
     • 'enemy light is drawing close'
     • Emphatic positioning
       • end of line
       • present participle
         • ongoing problem

4. 367-445

   • 'ter centum'
     • 'three hundred'
     • Emphatic positioning
       • emphasize large, strong opponent
       • start of line
   • 'galea Euryalum... /prodidit immemorem'
     • 'the helmet betrayed the unrealising Euryalus'
     • Personification
       • ominous
     • Accusative: 'Euryalum'
       • E is no longer in charge of his actions
     • Emphatic positioning
       • emphasize personification
   • 'hinc atque hinc'
     • 'On this side and that'
     • Repetition
       • emphasize sticky situation
   • 'fallit... timor'
     • 'fear deceived him'
     • Personification
       • emphasizes youth + inexperience
     • ominous
     • nature vs man
   • 'iamque imprudens euaserat'
     • 'and now unawares he had escaped the enemy'
     • Plethora
       • repetition of vowel sounds
       • depicts N's confusion
       • limited sounds
         • nothing can be done
       • N is a natural warior