Love In The Aeneid Analysis

The difference between love and lust is something that not many people think about when it comes to the Aeneid. But when it comes to Dido love and lust begin to play a big part in things. Dido is in lust for Aeneid while Aeneid is really in love with Dido and does not want to leave her side. Love and lust is something that seems to thrive with Dido throughout the book. First, Comes the difference between love and lust. "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres"

“Our sympathy for Dido is aroused when we first hear of her. She has suffered great wrong at the hands of her brother, and has acted bravely and energetically. We rather recent Aeneas 's lack of interest in the Ac (count Venus gives him of the Phoenician queen 's misfortunes; he is too much occupied writh his own sorrows to pity another 's. It is a relief to have his com- plaints interrupted by Venuis 's good news and advice. With Aeneas we see the activity in Carthage, and we admire the queen who inspires and directs the work of her people.” (Edna Wiegand. "The Dido Episode in the Aeneid.(" The Classical Weekly 23.22 (1930): 171-72. Web.) Dido is someone that has been through many troubles and this article shows just how easy she seems to”fall in love” with Aeneas. In the book it states that Dido begged for Aeneas to tell her his story, even though, he told her that it would be very painful for him to talk about. This alone shows that dido does not really feel love for Aenas because if she did she would not want him to tell a story that would end up in him being hurt. Dido seems to only lust for Aeneas instead of loving him for the person that he is on the inside. This article states this about Dido (“ Dido did not take her life to save her virtuous reputation, but because her status had been

In conclusion, Dido fights with love verses lust when it comes to Aneas. She has manily lust for him throughout the whole book, but she lust for him so much that she begins to think that she is in love with him instead. Dido’s lust and love fights with her throughout the whole book, but in the end it is lust that