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The Aeneid; Book 4 Summary
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Through Aeneas’ whole story Dido had been consumed with love for him
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She says that he is the one man who could possibly change her
vow never to marry again, but that she will not give in to temptation
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She has
turned down many chiefs before, but will Dido reject the one she feels for? She has
no one adequate locally and is at risk of war
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She believes that with the help of the Trojans, Carthage will flourish
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They made sacrifices at the altar
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Dido walked with Aeneas, showing him the city, but held back declarations of her
love
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When
Aeneas had left, Dido would go where he had been
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Juno notices and goes to Venus, angered by the cessation of Carthage’s growth
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Venus realised Juno was trying to prevent Aeneas from reaching Italy
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Juno has a plan to get them to marry; they will be hunting in the morning, but Juno
will bring down a violent storm
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It is here that Juno will marry them
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The Trojans joined the queen for the hunt, led by Aeneas
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While the hunt was going well, a storm began to thunder, causing the party to
scatter and forcing Dido and Aeneas into the same cave
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Rumour began to spread about how Aeneas and Dido had been married, how they
had forgotten their work and given in to lust
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Rumour then went to Iarbas, an admirer of Dido
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He was angered by the news of Dido’s love for Aeneas
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He urges the apparently
“useless god” to act to make it right
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He must sail
both for himself and for Italy
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Mercury berates
Aeneas for building up a Carthaginian citadel and neglecting Italy, which is owed by
him to Ascanius
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He ordered
three of his men to ready the fleet in secret and assemble the men for departure, to
their delight
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Dido realised something was wrong and found out the fleet was being prepared,
sending her into a frenzy around the city
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She begs him to stay, saying the seas are too rough and he
has a home in Carthage
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She has sacrificed her
image for him and she has been left with nothing; warring tribes and no child
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If he had a choice he would have rebuilt Troy, but he has been commanded to
go to Italy and the choic

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