... to create dramatic tension and irony as the story of Sidon's duplicity is told by Aeneas retrospectively. Similarly, Virgil's mythological wars create great pathos for his characters. Evander, for example, is a man whose simple, peaceful existence suggests he is a character who the audience will want to sympathise with. His son, Pallas, is the "only source of joy" for the old man. Pallas' death cripples ... shore." War has shattered Greece and threatens to shatter Italy. Even the very idea of war causes pain to the protagonist. Aeneas' hatred of war instils "great tides of grief" in hi...

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