Professor Lloyd Davies
ENG 385, 002
20 February 2014
Aeneas and the Shade of Dido In Book VI of Virgil’s The Aeneid, Aeneas descends into the Underworld alongside the priestess Sybil. During this journey, Aeneas is instilled with more humanity than when he first appears, and his encounter with Dido in the Fields of Mourning shows this. A seemingly heartless man whom did not soften his leave from Dido is broken down into tears during his reunification. While Aeneas takes his leave from Dido in Book IV, Dido is sent into a fit of rage and despair. Aeneas, on the other hand, departs without so much as taking a look back at his would-be bride. He sleeps in peace on his ship while Dido places a curse upon him and then