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Chris Phillips
English 101N
Dr. Whalen
October 23, 1996
The Meaning of Suffering in Job and The Aeneid
    Throughout Virgilıs Aeneid and Job from the Old Testament, great obstacles block the paths of the protagonists. Mental and physical, anguish is placed upon Job and Aeneas. Though both men suffer extreme pain, the extent and content of the tribulations are different.
    Jobıs suffering is placed upon him without provocation. Aeneas also believes his ³pain [is] so great and unmerited!² (Virgil 2.89). Junoıs hatred towards the Trojans, however, is fueled by many things such as the descent of the Trojans from Jupiterıs illegitimate son and the fact that the Trojan people are fated to destroy Carthage, her favorite city.
    God takes away everone deat to Job. He is physically alone except for Eliphaz, Bilad, Zophar and Elihu. These men, although they are the only people to speak to Job, offer very little sympathy. They blame him for his misfortune and tell Job that he has probably angered God to an extent that his punishment is deserved. Aeneas, though, has the companionship of his men and other friends which help him along his journey. Not only are his men friendly and admiring of Aeneas, they are on his side. They help him on his journey. They are all fighting for the same cause. This fact alone makes Jobıs misfortune more taxing.
    Their mental anguish is not limited to matters of this world. Each man is faced with dillemas concerning their spiritual beliefs. Though he begs and calls to God for an explanation, Job receives nothing. This causes alone causes more mental anguish than anything else that happens in either work. Jobıs family is exterminated, he is pile of fermenting flesh, and he has no sign from God as to why this is happening. Job does not even get omens or other supernatural signals to assure him of God existence. Aeneas, though, receives security not only of the existence of higher powers, but that they are actually aiding him. These incidents such as the omen of the flame on his sonıs head, Jupiter sending Mercury to remind Aeneas to stay on task, and Venus predicting the safety of his ships to him allow Aeneas to be comforted that there are gods looking out for him. Satanıs relentlessness combined with Godıs confidence in Job take Job to a degree of suffering that Aeneas could only imagine.
    Though both men suffer physically, the way in which they suffer is extremely different. Job absorbs a greater amonut of p

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