Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 207 Marlowe, Christopher 1564 1593 Marloe, Christopher Marlo, Christopher Marlow, Christopher The Tragedy of Dido Queene of Carthage Produced by Clare Boothby, Clare Elliott and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Tragedy of Dido Queen of Carthage" by Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nash is a play written in the late 16th century. This work explores themes of love, betrayal, and destiny through the tragic story of Dido, the Queen of Carthage, as she encounters the Trojan hero Aeneas after he is shipwrecked on her shores. The narrative delves into Dido's passionate love for Aeneas and the ensuing conflict that arises from his fate to continue his journey to Italy. At the start of the play, we are introduced to various gods interacting with one another, particularly Jupiter and Venus, who discuss the fates of Aeneas and Dido. Aeneas arrives, weary from his journey, and is warmly received by Dido, who is immediately enchanted by his presence. As the story unfolds, Dido expresses her longing and adoration for Aeneas, while Aeneas remains torn between his desire for Dido and his obligations dictated by fate. This dynamic sets the stage for the dramatic tension that will follow, as their love faces insurmountable challenges due to divine interference and the weight of destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tragedies Dido (Legendary character) -- Drama Queens -- Carthage (Extinct city) -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 137022 136887 2024-09-07T08:20:52.456596 2023-09-07T09:55:19.672350 text/html text/html 137015 136880 2024-09-07T08:20:52.657598 2023-09-07T09:55:19.838372 text/html text/html 100543 2024-09-07T08:20:57.539575 application/epub+zip 101330 2024-09-07T08:20:54.002590 application/epub+zip 101330 2024-09-07T08:20:53.159575 application/epub+zip 241889 2024-09-07T08:20:59.740537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218440 2024-09-07T08:20:57.000565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218572 2022-09-08T03:51:16.488369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106352 2024-09-07T08:20:52.213595 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106239 2020-12-11T15:13:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 41909 2020-12-11T15:13:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 106003 2020-12-11T15:13:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 41869 2020-12-11T15:13:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 106236 2020-12-11T15:13:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41871 2020-12-11T15:13:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21326 2024-09-07T08:20:59.871552 application/rdf+xml 15364 2024-09-07T08:20:53.544589 image/jpeg 3624 2024-09-07T08:20:53.369591 image/jpeg 101007 2024-09-07T08:20:52.669607 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia