PS. I commented on Michelle's "The Underworld"
Thursday, November 15, 2012
The Affair
The affair of Dido and Aeneas is a curious one. It is not to different from modern-day relationships. As humans, we so many times give into our lustful nature, and that is exactly what Dido and Aeneas did. We see at the end of book four how that turned out for them. Aeneas leaves, and Dido is so heart broken over his departure she kills herself. What good does adultery provide? None. It brings deceit and heart break into life. In Song of Solomon, the beloved says, "Oh daughters of Israel, I charge you: Do not awaken love until it so pleases." She says this in three different places (2:7, 3:5, and 8:4). I presume that if she feels the need to say this on so many different occasions it's probably something we should live by. I believe their behavior was uncalled for, and they see this through the consequences of their actions.
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I believe that Dido was no to blame for all her actions when Cupid was the one that drove her to feel attracted to Aeneus. In the Aeneid, the gods are portrayed as meddlers who intervene in human life and ultimately end up messing the world up even more.
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