Aeneas And Turnus Analysis

28: Aeneas And Turnus
Summary:
Turnus makes the decision that he wants to fight Aeneas alone against the king and queens wishes who want him to surrender and save his life. Turnus, however is more concerned about saving his honor so they plan the fight for the next day and the armies surround them acting as spectators. Juno is worried about how Turnus is going to do in battle so she enlists the help of Turnus’s sister who comes disguised as an officer and tells the Latins to attack while their enemy is off guard. This results in a spear being thrown killing a young man. This is important because Aeneas and Turnus had made an agreement that during this time the only ones fighting would be the two of them and not the armies. This mistake causes both armies to jump into battle and despite Aeneas trying to get his men to stop he takes an arrow to the leg and must be taken away. When Aeneas returns to battle it is going full force until Aeneas realizes that the city is unprotected and he orders his men to attack it. As soon as the queen sees the Trojans within the city walls she kills herself. Not wanting to see his people suffer Turnus once again agrees to fight one on one with Aeneas. …show more content…
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