Question

Aeneas is forced to leave because of ______________. his love of Dido his hatred of Carthage his duty to found Rome his love of new places

Answer 1

Answer: Explanation:

Dido: she is enraged. She claims that Aeneas is committing a crime by leaving her and is being cruel. She begs him to stay.

Aeneas: He claims that they were never married. He regrets leaving, but he feels that the welfare of Troy and his people come first and that he is obligated by the gods to leave and found a kingdom.

Aeneas had to find his destiny, and it wasn’t with Carthage. He had to leave his bride, Dido; who is so perfect a woman. Truly it is a great personal tragedy; adding to his own loss of his nation. But the mindset of Aeneas overlooked that as he embraced his destiny….