tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post8427213197493272797..comments2024-03-10T15:20:30.552-05:00Comments on stmhumanities: Arms and the ManMrs.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17626503384057111894noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-91775852433185085752011-09-13T22:59:22.185-05:002011-09-13T22:59:22.185-05:00Well the first few lines basically sum up the enti...Well the first few lines basically sum up the entire epic;<br /><br />I sing of arms and the man, he who, exiled by fate,<br />first came from the coast of Troy to Italy, and to<br />Lavinian shores – hurled about endlessly by land and sea,<br />by the will of the gods, by cruel Juno’s remorseless anger,<br />long suffering also in war, until he founded a city<br />and brought his gods to Latium: from that the Latin people<br />came, the lords of Alba Longa, the walls of noble Rome.<br />Muse, tell me the cause: how was she offended in her divinity,<br />how was she grieved, the Queen of Heaven, to drive a man,<br />noted for virtue, to endure such dangers, to face so many<br />trials? Can there be such anger in the minds of the gods?<br /><br />I think that the line "I sing of arms and the man" is only significant in that it is the opening lines of a very famous epic. I am not sure if it has any deep meaning except that Virgil is going to tell us the story of a great man and his journey. I will definitely have to watch the comedy at school later this month. Do you know when it is?Ravin Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07205426510739560010noreply@blogger.com