The Aeneid · Character

Laocoön

Trojan priest who warns against the wooden horse.

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First appearance: Book II

Laocoön shows up with force in Book II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Trojan priest who warns against the wooden horse and is killed by sea serpents.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because Turnus reaches an emotional and psychological peak of fury and…

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