Dido And Aeneas Analysis

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Duty does not just pertain to actions that benefit the state and other Romans, but also can be seen in the exercise of refraining from desires. Continuing in Sallust’s speech he tells of how even as a young man Catiline acted in this flagrant demeanor. He had attempted to marry the beautiful Aurelia Orestilla but she had some reservations due to her fear of Catiline’s adult stepson. It is thought that he responded to her fear by killing his stepson, which shows him letting his desire for Aurelia Orestilla overcome his duty to his family and its future (15.2). Duty continues to forge Aeneas’ difficult, lengthy, and fateful journey from Troy to find Rome. While the Trojan’s stay at Carthage they are housed by the queen Dido and, with the help of Juno and Venus, her and Aeneas fall in love. Following Dido and …show more content…
These questions, fear of the divine powers, and the lingering sense that he needs to fulfill his duty makes Aeneas orders his men to get ready to continue on their way to Latium. Due to the recent events between the couple, Dido was filled with rage when she discovered Aeneas was leaving her and Carthage. Regardless of her rage as well as her pleas Aeneas responds with sorrow and regret but the sense of duty prevails when he says, “the welfare of Troy would be my concern, and the remnants of my own beloved people” before setting off. Aurelia Orestilla was not the first noble female that Catiline acted shamefully towards in order to achieve his own happiness. Section fifteen starts with the mentioning that one affair that young Catiline was involved with a noble priestess of Vesta, or a Vesta Virgin (15.1). This leads one to think he either seduced or took her with no regard with her social standing or the religious traditions that accompany the Vesta Virgin practices. Aeneas was able to leave Dido behind in Carthage largely due to his duty and fate to find Rome but also because he had not married
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