Part one of term paper
It was an early summer mourning when the ship of Aeneas washed up on the shores of Carthage, an event that would effect the queen of Carthage forever. When a love affair breaks out between Aeneas and Queen Dido the great queen has an internal conflict between passion and responsibility. This is shown through guilt, lack of confidence by her ...

Part two of term paper
... and the conflict she faces. This guilt causes the reader to feel sympathy for Dido. She is caught between a rock and a hard place with no where to turn. She finally does turn to Aeneas though, which even furthers her conflict, and makes a decision for her. When Virgil wrote this part he was trying to make an image of Roman men and how irresistible they are to women by making Dido forget about her duties just for Aeneas. We can also see a lack of confidence by the people of Carthage. The peopl ...