Dido

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Hell? What images do you imagine? You may think of a satanic devil with his little “helpers” burning through the pits of hell. You may further fill in the picture with other beastly devils that roam around torturing damned sinners who will never see light of day, or those who turn cry out with pain, regret, and suffering. In Dante’s epic poem known as the Divine Comedy, he creates a unreal version of himself as he travels through…

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…

It is well known that Virgil was a creative genius. Although his creativity was evident, it is also understood that his works have been greatly influenced by the works of other writers, such as Homer 's, The Odyssey. The two epics are very similar in some ways, but also extremely different. A comparison between Homer 's, The Odyssey, and Virgil 's, The Aeneid, will show the different aspects of the Greek and Roman cultures. The Odyssey portrays Greek civilization while the Aeneid portrays…

pietas, which is the devotion to one’s family, country, or duties, by being a dutiful servant to the gods, being devoted to his country, and a good leader to his people. Aeneas shows how he never loses sight of his goals in Book IV when he says to Dido that he is “duty bound.” He is aware that he has a higher prophecy to fulfil, finding the great city of Rome, and must chose to leave his lover, despite the consequences he faced by doing so. This example shows how Augustus uses the Aeneid to…

The work ‘sin’ has different meanings for different people. Most of the people believe that sin is a transgression of the law of God (The New Testament). There are people who do not feel strongly about the mere existence of such a divine power and, therefore, consider sin to be nothing more than an act that is not acceptable in a society regardless of the fact whether it goes against any religious views or not. Hence, I, to some extent, do not agree with Dante’s ranking of sins. This is mostly…

In my opinion, neither The Achaeans nor the Trojans won the Trojan War. Most literature insinuates that the Achaeans won. However; he Greeks (Achaeans) and the Trojans both had extreme loses. On the Trojan side they lost Hector and on the Achaean side they lost Achilles. Both sides were put into agony during and after the war. Many brother, sons, husbands, children, and fathers were lost during the Trojan War. In the film, Paris handed off the Sword of Troy to Aeneas, who seemed to be just an…

Allusions of Dante’s Inferno The vision of three different views in Dante’s The Inferno that shows the allusions people will make once read and thoroughly interpreted. The mythology allusion is made various times in the poem acknowledging the gods are always helping their people. The Biblical allusion is also seen in this poem with many references noted towards God. The final allusion made fairly often throughout the poem is an historical allusion seen to resembling previous dates. These three…

If someone has done multiple major sins, where would they be positioned in the inferno according to Dante? Dante’s greatest work, The Inferno, tells the story of many individuals who have sinned, and it categorizes them into different levels depending on what they did. Using his guidelines, many stories of people could be placed into the inferno. Sometimes it is quite easy to see where someone would be placed, for instance, if they committed a murder, they would be drowning in a river of blood.…

in a musical piece. For example, the famous cantata composer Barbara Strozzi used the harpsichord as a accompanying instrument in "L'Amante Segreto"(The Secret Lover). The famous English composer Henry Purcell used the basso continuo in his opera "Dido and Aeneas" for it's final aria. English composers changed the term of basso ostinato and instead used ground bass. English composers called a basso ostinato ground bass, because the repeating bass created a solid foundation for music (Swain…

psychologically survive his role as a caretaker. Madeleine’s disease induced memory-loss creates a suffocating and supernatural environment that causes James to doubt his own sanity. James’ fear that he is losing his mind is exacerbated by the arrival of Dido and the only way for James to preserve his sanity is to recall the memories of his wife. This establishes James Ennis as a complex character whose attempt at self-preservation, via his memories, is driven by a fear of insanity and death…