Saturn was "cold" and the most malign of the planets, and thus the " unfavorable aspect or disposition Of Saturn- suggests that Palamon's ill fate was predestined by the " arrangement of the heavenly bodies- Arcite believes that there is nothing they can do to alter there destiny because "The heavens stood thus when we were born- Even the disposition of freedom and captivity seem to affect Emily and Palamon. ... Fate has seemingly separated the two by a window "(thick with many an iron bar as large and squared as any beam)" Ironically enough, however, this aside in parentheses serves to ...

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The father-son relationship of Aeneas and Iulus propels the plot of the Aeneid, allowing destiny and fate to unravel for them both to initiate the creation and establishment of the new empire of Rome. ... The god Mercury interrogates him by stating 'have you forgotten your own kingdom and destiny?' ... This powerful dramatic speech foreshadows Aeneas duty as a father and leader to create a prime example of a hero so that his son can follow in his own footsteps and continue his ancestry and the descent of the Trojans. ...

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