dido

Question 2

dido’s curse on aeneas book 4

Answer 2

“if the just gods have any power, you will drain a bitter cup”
= foreshadows the punic wars

Question 3

dido’s death book 4

Answer 3

“she called upon the darkness”
= represents complete despair and tragic love

Question 4

dido compared to a wounded deer book 4

Answer 4

“like a deer pierced by an arrow” = shows her helplessness

Question 5

nisus and euryalus book 9

Answer 5

“they were one in love”
= emphasises the tragic bond between warriors
plus nisus goes to save euryalus

Question 6

dido raging like a bacchant book 4

Answer 6

“she raged and raved round the whole city like a Bacchant” = loss of control, divine possession

Question 7

creusa’s death book 2

Answer 7

“o husband that i love […] do not fail in your love for our son”
= aen losing his wife forces him to fully embrace duty over personal happiness.

Question 8

seeing dido in the underworld book 6

Answer 8

“dido was grim-faced and refused to look at him”
= creates pathos or aen who finally realises the emotional damage he caused by following his duty