Her favoritism for Carthage and hatred for the Trojans, stemming from the Judgment of Paris and the future threat to Carthage.

It drives him to fulfill his destiny, even at a personal cost, as he prioritizes duty to Rome over his love for Dido.

The gods actively intervene and influence the characters' choices and outcomes, reflecting the Roman belief in divine intervention.

It represents the tragic consequences of prioritizing personal desires over duty and the potential dangers of 'furor'.

Carthage is portrayed as a powerful and civilized city, but also as a potential rival to Rome, foreshadowing the Punic Wars. Dido is portrayed sympathetically, yet her love for Aeneas ultimately leads to tragedy.

Aeneas leaving Dido signifies his commitment to his destiny and the founding of Rome, highlighting the importance of duty and destiny in Roman culture.

Dido's 'furor', or uncontrolled passion, leads to her tragic downfall as she becomes consumed by her love for Aeneas and ultimately chooses suicide.

Fate is a powerful force that dictates the course of events and the destinies of the characters, particularly Aeneas, who is destined to found Rome.

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

An arrangement of words in a criss-cross pattern (A, B, B, A).

The separation of words that belong together, often to create emphasis or suspense.

Example: 'miseram...Dido' (Dido, poor thing)

It can create emphasis on certain words, highlight relationships between distant words, and add stylistic flair.

Duty to family, gods, and country.

Uncontrolled passion or rage.