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Who Do You Blame For The Tragedy Of Book IV Of The Aeneid?
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Who Do You Blame For The Tragedy Of Book IV Of The Aeneid? In Book IV of The Aeneid a great tragedy occurs in the form of Queen Dido's death. The Queen is deeply in love with Aeneas due to Aeneas' mother, Venus, and his half brother, Cupid, ensnaring Dido's heart in the poisonous web of love to prevent her from attacking and killing Aeneas and his men. During Aeneas' stay Juno, Queen of the Gods and patron of Carthage, decides that she is going to lure brave Aeneas and the lovely Dido into a cave and unite them. Before this union Dido talks with her sister Anna about the vow she took never to love or marry another man. Anna persuades Dido to break this vow with Aeneas. After the vow is broken Dido stops looking after her city properly as she has become so enamoured with...
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