Write an academic essay illustrating how the Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian worldviews influence the representation of specific themes from the literature read for the course.
o Requirements: The essay should be a minimum of 1,000 words, be APA compliant, and include a title page, appropriate citations, and references. Please include at least five direct quotations from the texts we have read.
o Sources: Cite any of the course texts and any academic article(s) from the Belhaven Library databases in the essay. All references must be cited correctly in the text and be included in the References page. Do not use online or printed sources beyond the parameters outlined above.
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Additionally, the theme of fate in The Aeneid drives all courses of events pushing any obstacles that attempt to distract the course of destiny. Obstruction of fate by gods was also unfruitful, for example, for Juno, whose actions ended up supporting Aeneas` fate “Even haughty Juno, who, with endless broils, Earth, seas, …, her friendly power shall join to cherish and advance the…” (Puncher, 2014, Book 1). This shows, in some situations, divine intervention was defeated by humanity. Fate benefits Aeneas since he establishes a city in Italy while it harms Dido by causing her demise. The theme of fate in Oedipus the King haunts Oedipus, and he ended up killing his parents. Also, in the Iliad, the issue plays a role in Achilles’ decision to fight. Fate is meaningful in Greco-Roman literature.
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