Each character and their relation to different key themes in Books 1 and 2 of Virgil’s Aeneid are listed in this document. Each character featured in the two books are listed, and beneath them themes have been listed. Within each of these themes is a quote directly related to the character and theme allowing essay questions on both theme and character to be answered with appropriate analysis as quotes have been used.

All possible essay themes I could think of have been planned out, covering each of the required Assessment Objectives. If each of these assessment objectives are covered and the question sufficiently addressed when writing, these notes should be able to help you produce top mark essays.

Within books 4-12 of the Aeneid (excluding the unprescribed book 5), important quotes and events are noted and divided into themes- these quotes are essential for paraphrasing/ quoting as evidence in exam essays and help summarise each book’s key points.

Each set of quotes/ events that are so useful for paraphrasing as evidence in exams are subdivided under themes and books.