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Jiang says Aeneas's heart is not tormented by sadness for Dido but by anger at being obstructed.
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Pity
Tragedy converts sorrow and pity into wisdom, reflection, empathy, and morality, making Greek drama a moral technology.
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At the final moment Aeneas is drawn toward pity because Turnus has submitted, lost face, and no longer needs to be killed for victory.
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Fully pious Aeneas must abandon pity, emotions, and his own soul in order to serve the gods.
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Tragedy converts sorrow and pity into wisdom, reflection, empathy, and morality, making Greek drama a moral technology.
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"Guest, that's all that remains of husband now. But why do I linger on, until my brother Pygmalion batters down my walls, or Erebus..."
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"The torment in his heart is not sadness, but anger, okay? Keep on going."
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"...subvert Homer, okay? So, at this point, Aeneas is drawn to pity, right? Because his great enemy, Tarnas, has submitted himself before him. So,..."
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"I can let him go. I've won, okay? And that's what he wants to do. He just wants to let him go. But this..."
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"Aeneas, ferocious in armor, stood there, still, shifting his gaze, and held his sword arm back, holding himself back, too, as Tarnas's words began..."
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"...pious. And that is the epiphany, okay? I must abandon all pity. I must abandon all emotions. I must abandon my own soul if..."
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"...you watch it yourself it brings sorrow to you it brings pity but it makes you also much more wise and reflective about the..."
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"...happen to his sons. His sons see this, and they feel pity for him, and say, are you hungry? And he can't answer, so..."
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"...heard my teacher name the ancient ladies and the knights than pity seized me and I was like a man astray."
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"...heard my teacher name the ancient ladies and the knights than pity seized me, and I was like a man astray."
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"...from you now, if anything mine has ever won your heart, pity a great house about to fall, I pray you. If prayers have..."
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"And the human thing to do would be, to show pity, right? And say to Ditto, Ditto, I'm really sorry for what happened, but..."
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