Ranaissance Era

Christhoper Marlowe

Title : Dido, Queen of Carthage

Author : Christhoper Marlowe

Year : 1594

Characters :

§ Dido - Queen of Carthage

§ Aeneas - a Trojan hero and the son of King Priam and the goddess Venus

§ Ascanius - guillermo

§ Iarbas - King of Gaetulia who is love Dido

§ Achates - friend of Aeneas

Summary

Dido, Queen of Carthage is a short play written by Christhopher Marlowe, with possible contributions by Thomas Nashe. It was first published in 1594 by the bookseller Thomas Woodcock. The story of the play focuses on the classical figure of Dido, the Queen of Carthage. It tells an intense dramatic tale of Dido and her fanatical love for Aeneas (induced by Cupid), Aeneas' betrayal of her and her eventual suicide on his departure for Italy. Aeneas is a Trojan hero and the son of King Priam and the goddess Venus. He is a handsome man. Many girls love him. But he just loves Dido. Beside that, there is a man who loves Dido, too. He is Iarbas, the king of Gaetulia. Aeneas competes with Gaetulia to get Dido’s love. Dido choices Aeneas because she really loves him. And Gaetulia does not get her love. He has broken heart. Whereas, Aeneas and Dido live in happiness.