xemplifies the animalistic side in him as he relies strictly on his instincts. His tendency to succumb to physical and mental temptations leads to his futile efforts to become more civilized. In his exchange with Dido, he seems to already forget about Creüsa, and has a romantic interlude with Dido, once again giving in to his physical desire, his sex drive. In everything Aeneas does, he always returns to the bestial attributes that are the foundation of his char-acter. Unless reprimanded or redirected, Aeneas will inevitably live and spread, as a leader, a lifestyle subject to his personal passions. Without a guiding, outside influence, Aeneas cannot create a successful Rome because of his own, bestial characteristics.
             Therefore, through the eyes of Virgil, Rome is not a prosperous, successful place. He not only conveys this view through Aeneas's characteristics, but through his interaction with Anchises as well. When Aeneas seeks encouragement from his father in the Underworld, Anchises gives Aeneas a detailed, yet false description of the triumph and success of Rome in the future. At the end of this description, Aeneas asks Anchises about a Shade that Aeneas sees who is quite handsome and strong, but whose facial expressions carries only sadness. Anchises does not answer him directly, but instead, chooses to avoid the question:
             With rising tears Anchises answered him:
             My son, do not search out the giant sorrow
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