In these lines, Aeneas sees his ex-lover, Dido, in the Underworld. The sight of her, and the way she acts towards him brings Aeneas to tears. He pities her, and feels bad for all of the pain that he caused her, but she wants nothing to do with him, so ignores him and turns her back on his pleas.
Vocab:
- vulnere
- stetit
- surgere
- adfatus
- cessi
- dolorem
- ciebat
- tuentem
- sermone
- pristinus
- casu
- iniquo
Grammar:
- 453-454 - simile
- amore - abl. Of manner
- torva- neut. acc. Pl. used as an adverb
- lenibat=leniebat
- vultum - acc. Of respect
- illi - dat. Of reference
No comments:
Post a Comment