Dido

The origins of Carthage are not exactly known, history assumes that the city was born out of an exiled Queen, Dido, who found refuge in a North Africa City state and trading the land she could get from an oxhide that she possessed managed to scrap some land which became the foundation of the soon to become, albeit short lived, empire of the Carthage. Some argue that this is fable and the descendants of Carthage were rather the Phonecians from Tyre who acquired land over the natives of Africa,…

not arrogant. He is capacity of great love and sympathy and instead of abandoning his comrades in a time of need, he rallies them with a motivation speech. He is more willing to bow down to the pressures of the gods. As much Aeneas want to stay with Dido and live happily ever after with her, but he has to go found Rome as he duty for the Gods. Aeneas does what fate wants, not what he wants. He does show sympathy, kindness, and have second thought about killing a person; for example, Aeneas was…

Love: Forever Changing Love is an abstract idea. It can be interpreted in hundreds of different ways, and may often change by the situation. In literature, each author puts their own spin on the idea of love. Sometimes, love is the end. Other times, love is the beginning. In the poems discussed this semester, love has shown itself in nearly every story. In Aristomenes’ Lysistrata, Aristomenes is focused on the physical affection aspect of love. He emphasizes its importance to both the men and…

Marinette Dupain-Cheng was a teenage girl who had a knack for video games. Her hands would tingly itch when she had a controller in the palm of her hands. Marinette had the perfect characteristics as a gamer: coy, confident, and very cunning for her young age. Marinette kept those qualities to herself when she played against her friends. Marinette wanted to just play for fun, so she never found herself at being competitive with her friends. Marinette wasn’t conceited in the slightest, but she…

They then became allies in the future war, which I thought was remarkable. They also included the part about Aeneas abandoning Dido, but they stated it as Aeneas’ human, biological, impulses. The authors expressed that Aeneas would be denying his son and future lineage his genetic posterity because he carries the burden of starting a new line. On another note, the authors the authors…

Love could be the love of yourself, someone else or an object. In canto 5 of Inferno: “Dido, faithless to the ashes of Schaeus, she killed herself for love.”(lines 61-62), showing that the want for love caused her to end up in the third layer of hell, for being too lustful. Dante is overwhelmed with compassion for the sinners because of their…

1. What is the definition of Opera and where did it originated from? Opera is a sung drama with orchestral accompaniment. Opera originated in Italy around the 1600s. 2. What are the elements of Opera? Opera is the simultaneous performance of poetry, singing, acting, and dancing with scenery and costumes. 3. List the Voice categories of opera The basic voice ranges are soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. The voice categories of opera are coloratura soprano (very high range), lyric soprano (light…

Sometimes Golden Retrievers play with toys, sticks, or even do didos across an open area. Although when Golden Retrievers play with toys such as tug-o-war but they are very careful and don't really pull hard because they don't want to hurt the owner. Although against dogs they don't mind and will just pull a smaller…

keys was very clever, for the reason that he was able to draw the mind of his audience. Personally, I feel it made sense in the way he arranged the keys and effective because it sounded simple and easy to follow. The two most famous arias from “Dido and Aeneas” that use ground bass technique is “Ah Belinda” and “When I am laid in earth’ (Dido’s lament)”. “The technique…

of the actions that occurred between her and the president of the United States at the time, John F. Kennedy. According to the text, the second circle is filled with famous lovers, “After seeing a thousand or more famous lovers- including Semiramis, Dido, Helen, Achilles, and Paris---the Pilgrim asks to speak to two figures he sees together.” (pg.406). During their time period Marilyn Monroe and President JFK’s relationship was considered famous because the president was married and everyone…