<p>OCR A Level Classical Civilisation (World of the Hero paper)</p>
<p>Virgil’s Aeneid 20 Marker plans:</p>
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<p>To what extent is his portrayal in this passage different from how he is shown elsewhere in the first half of the Aeneid?</p>
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<p>‘Jupiter is in complete control of the workings of fate in the Aeneid; mortals have absolutely no freedom to act as they wish.’</p>
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<p>-‘In these opening scenes (Book 1) Virgil has portrayed a woman (Dido) whom there is every reason to admire.’</p>
<p>-Does all the help he receives from the gods make Aeneas more or less of a hero?</p>
<p>-Women are unstable creatures, always changing.</p>