The Complete Plays | 
Based on the Aeneid, this play is both an exploration of the devastating meddling of the gods in human affairs and a depiction of the harmful consequences of unrequited love. I haven‘t read the source material but I‘m enticed by the story to consider picking it up. No one gets a happy ending here, which leads me to ask, “Why?” The plot revolves around Aeneas and crew being marooned at Carthage and finding haven with Dido. ⬇️
psalva Venus, Aeneas‘ mother, wanting Aeneas not to suffer anymore (he‘s fleeing from Troy after all) decides to trick Dido into falling in love with Aeneas, through Cupid‘s influence, so that she will give Aeneas fresh supplies/a new fleet (I think). And then Aeneas leaves and everyone dies in violent despair. I‘m wondering if there‘s more context in the Aeneid to give more motive for the treatment of Dido, because Marlowe doesn‘t provide it. ⬇️ 4mo
psalva Maybe it‘s just another case of the cruelty of the gods. I will say Aeneas doesn‘t come away looking very valiant or honorable. I picked this up on a whim today, and I‘m mostly looking forward to reading Tamburlaine and Doctor Faustus, but this was a decent intro Marlowe‘s writing. (edited) 4mo
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