Yvonne Noble, in describing the early modern ideas of femininity, shows how passion, emotion, and exoticism characterized the east, and by extension, femininity, in the the early modern period and additionally, in Marlowe’s play (852). These attributes, portrayed in Dido as her love for Aeneas begins to overpower her commitment to her duty, extend from the power of fortune and fate that, like Elizabeth, attempt to control her and threaten her rule. In contrast, Marlowe depicts the western world, through Aeneas and the Roman gods, with masculine traits such as strength and honor. Through these depictions, the western rulers in the play and within the early modern period, including Elizabeth I, are identified as separate from and superior to the eastern world with their masculine strength and
Yvonne Noble, in describing the early modern ideas of femininity, shows how passion, emotion, and exoticism characterized the east, and by extension, femininity, in the the early modern period and additionally, in Marlowe’s play (852). These attributes, portrayed in Dido as her love for Aeneas begins to overpower her commitment to her duty, extend from the power of fortune and fate that, like Elizabeth, attempt to control her and threaten her rule. In contrast, Marlowe depicts the western world, through Aeneas and the Roman gods, with masculine traits such as strength and honor. Through these depictions, the western rulers in the play and within the early modern period, including Elizabeth I, are identified as separate from and superior to the eastern world with their masculine strength and