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3.5 HORACE Flashcards

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1
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Who is Ofellus

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Narrator of 2.2 - peasant farmer

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2
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Where did Horace meet Ofellus

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Childhood in Venusia

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3
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Who is the miser in 2.2

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Avidienus

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Who is Avidienus in 2.2

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The miser

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5
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Apart from Avidienus the Miser, what other extreme character is there in 2.2

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The glutton

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Where does Ofellus fit in with the glutton and Avidienus the miser

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  • In between
  • Doesn’t overindulge in luxurious foods all the time
  • WIll indulge on special occasions with friends or after exercise
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7
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What positives are shown by Ofellus eating well

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  • Good sleep
  • Good health
  • Feeling of wellbeing
  • Better health in old age
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8
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How does Horace make his 2.2 satire more engaging

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  • Represents different prespectives
  • Has a conversational tone
  • Allows us to feel like we are part of the debatre rather than just listening to his own views
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9
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Quotes for the glutton

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  • do you ever eat those feathers you admire
  • too much richness upsets a weakened stomach
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Quotes for Avidienus, the miser

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  • his old vinegar
  • won’t deccant his wine till it’s soured
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11
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Main theme of 2.6

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Contrasts life in the city with life on the farm

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Why does Horace prefer life on his Sabine farm to life in city

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  • He is peaceful and comfortable
  • He can write his poetry without distraction - as he is close with Maecenas, people are constatnly asking favours
  • Dinner parties are full of rich conversation
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Who narrates Horace 2.6

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Hoarace for the first 2/3, than his friend Cervius who tells the fable of the town mouse and country mouse

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14
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What farm is Horace writing his 2.6 about

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The Sabine farm that Maecenas gave him

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15
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How does Horace communicate the excessive franticness of buisness in Rome

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Direct speech

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16
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Where does the direct speech passage in 2.6 take place

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Esquiline hill

17
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Who is Horace adressing in 2.6

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His friends

18
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Who tells the mouse fable in 2.6

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Horace’s friend Cervius

19
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What comedic literary device is Cervius’ tale

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A parody to make fun of the town mouse

20
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How does Horace describe the luxuroius town mouse’s house

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In the style of epic poetry - comedic

21
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Whos is hosting the dinner party in 2.8

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Nasidienus Rufus

22
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Who is the narrator in 2.8

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  • Starts with conversation between Horace and his friend Fundanius
  • The rest is Fundanius’ account of the evenings events
23
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Who were Nasidienus’ clients

A

Nomentanus and Porcius

24
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Who are the clients of Maecenas at Nasidienus’ dinner party

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Vibidius and Balatro

25
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What do Vibidius and Balatro do to be rude

A

Decide to drink as much of his fine wine as they can as quickly as possible

26
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What does Nasidienus do that annoys the guests

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Keeps giving detailed descriptions of the lavish foods that are being served

27
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What is the great tragedy that occurs in 2.8

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The tapestry that is suspended above their heads falls onto the food covering it with dust

28
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How does Nasidienus’ dinner party end

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  • Vibidius complains the supply of wine has stopped
  • Balatro continues to make fun of the situation
  • Nasidienus returns with a series of new dishes
  • The guests cannot stand any more commentary on the food and run away
29
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What is Balatro’s name translated in Latin

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Buffoon

30
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Who does Horace use to communicate the ideas in his satires

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Ofellus, Cervius, Fundanius

31
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What wine is served in 2.8

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Caecuban (best in Rome), Chian, and Alban which are all very expensive

32
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What are the readers left to wonder after satire 2.8

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How the fragile Nasidienus might have responded to the guests running away

33
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Quotes to show the lavish food in 2.8

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  • oysters
  • spiced turnips
  • prawns that were caught before the first morning
  • fillets of plaice and turbot cooked in new ways to me

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