The Nature of Heroic Death in Vergil
In the final lines of the Aeneid, the personification of Turnus’s life (vita) as indignata most strongly suggests which of the following themes regarding heroic death?
Ast illi solvuntur frigore membra vitaque cum gemitu fugit indignata sub umbras.
A
The violent nature of war corrupts even the souls of noble warriors
B
Turnus’s death represents a cosmic injustice that undermines divine order
C
Even in defeat, the heroic spirit maintains its essential dignity and resistance to fate
D
Death in battle should be accepted willingly by true heroes
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