APFIVE The Nature of Heroic Death in Vergil
- INT-1: Develop an interpretation about a main idea or meaning of a Latin text. - INT-2: Develop an interpretation about an effect or purpose of a Latin text. - INT-3: Develop an interpretation about a point of view or attitude expressed by the author, speaker, or character in a Latin text. - INT-4: Cite specific Latin from the selected text that supports an interpretation. - INT-5: Explain how the cited textual evidence supports an interpretation of a Latin text. - INT-6: Explain how contextual information supports an interpretation of a Latin text. - INT-7: Explain how stylistic information supports an interpretation of a Latin text. - SUM-2: Summarize a Latin text’s implied meaning based on figurative language and inferences.
The personification of Turnus’s life as ‘indignata’ in the epic’s final lines most effectively conveys which thematic meaning about the nature of heroic death?
Ast illi solvuntur frigore membra vitaque cum gemitu fugit indignata sub umbras.
A
Even in defeat, the heroic spirit maintains its essential dignity and resistance to fate
B
Turnus’s death represents a cosmic injustice that undermines divine order
C
The violent nature of war corrupts even the souls of noble warriors
D
Death in battle should be accepted willingly by true heroes
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