Virgil, I Call Bullshit

[audentior_ito]

Aeneas’ aristeia is not actually him at his best at all, but in a blind rage because of the death of his friend. Fuck. What do I do with this? Does this mean that actually, Aeneas has no aristeia, but we are shown him at his most reckless in order to set a precedent for the scene when he kills Turnus? So when do we see Aeneas at his best? Is his “best” supposed to be the rest of the time? Clearly, his stay with Dido is not his best, since the gods themselves reprimand him. SO WTF?!?!? Then again, Achilles aristeia is also him in a rage being a jerk whilst killing people, so maybe the aristeia is not the hero at his best in battle, exactly, but something else. Certainly, things are "going their way" (as Ross says). I would say that they are not exemplifying the values they should, but Achilles isn't known for his virtue, unlike Aeneas. I don't think Virgil would "screw up" and imitate Homer blindly to the point of contradicting himself, so I''m sure there's a purpose to having Aeneas behave this way in his so called aristeia. The question is, what do I do with this in terms of Guan Yu? There's a great section I can use for him, but it does actually show him at his best, although I believe he also kills a young captain, to his regret.
In short, I don't know what the hell is going on so I'm going to look at puppy pictures for a minute.