Plutarchâs Theseus-Romulus and the Murder of Remus

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The intertext of Remusâ murder is complex, involving several contradictory versions of Romulusâ and Remusâ motivations and actions. Plutarchâs adaptation of this material in Theseus-Romulus is idiosyncratic. Within the main body of the pair, he is highly critical of Romulus, as though he were condemning his Roman subject in order to exonerate Theseus for the death of Hippolytus. Then, within the concluding synkrisis, Plutarch subverts his earlier approach entirely, excusing the death of Remus and condemning Theseus as unfairly as he previously had Romulus. He thereby forces his readers to re-evaluate the intertext of Remusâ murder for themselves.

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The Dynamics of Intertextuality in Plutarch

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