The Tragedy of Dido Queene of Carthage
"The Tragedy of Dido Queene of Carthage" by Christopher Marlowe is a play written between 1587 and 1593. Based on Virgil's Aeneid, it dramatizes the passionate tale of Dido, Queen of Carthage, whose love for the Trojan hero Aeneas is ignited by Cupid's arrow. As divine forces manipulate mortal hearts and destinies collide, Aeneas must choose between love and his fated journey to Italy, leaving devastation in his wake.
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