Dido and Aeneas

Lines 1–14: Dido confides in Anna

Lines 15–30: Dido recalls her love for her murdered husband, Sychaeus

Lines 31–44: Anna advises Dido to give way to her feelings for Aeneas

Lines 45–55: Anna points out the advantages of an alliance with Aeneas

Lines 56–67: The fire of love increasingly takes hold of Dido

Lines 68–85: Dido, fired with love, shows Aeneas round the city

Lines 86–98: Juno proposes a pact with Venus

Lines 99–114: The goddesses discuss a plan to unite Aeneas and Dido in marriage

Lines 114–128: The goddesses agree on the plan

Lines 529–546: Dido cannot sleep and bewails her hopeless situation

Lines 547–559: Dido decides to kill herself; Mercury appears to Aeneas in his sleep

Lines 560–579: Mercury warns Aeneas to flee; Aeneas wakes up his followers

Lines 579–594: The departure of Aeneas fills Dido with fury

Lines 595–612: Dido's anger continues

Lines 612–629: Dido curses Aeneas