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Drama and Tension
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NISUS AND EURYALUS TACKLING 10 MARKERS AND 8 MARKERS DRAMA AND TENSION VIRGIL AENIED SET TEXTS BY OCR GCSE LATIN CLASSICS ANALYSIS
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Drama and Tension
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'
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
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
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
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