Monster Essays - The Aeneid
Aeneid HLT
It was an early summer mourning when the ship of Aeneas washed up on the
shores of Carthage, an event that would effect the queen of Carthage forever. When a
love affair breaks out between Aeneas and Queen Dido the great queen has an internal
conflict between passion and responsibility. This is shown through guilt, lack of
confidence by her people, and tragedy.
Didos guilt shows her conflict. Throughout the beginning of book 4 Didos sister
Anna is telling her to leave Aeneas alone and to be faithful to her deceased husband. On
page 88 Dido says, “My love has gone with Sychaeus; let him keep it, keep it with h....
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