AENIED (1st to 7th scenes)

[1st Scene: The escape of Aeneas,

his father, son, and warriors.]
Place: Troy
Narrator: On the Mediterranean Sea,
Aeneas and his fellow Trojans flee from
their home city of Troy, which has
been destroyed by the Greeks. They
sail for Italy, where Aeneas is destined
to found Rome. When theyre ready to
sail
Aeneas: (looking for his wife in the
crowd) Has anyone seen my wife?!
Creusas missing!
Anchises: Son, we really need to go!
Were running out of time. We cant do
anything to find your wife!
Aeneas: But father
Anchises: Aeneas, we got to go!
Narrator: They finally sail for Italy
and as they near their destination, a
fierce storm is unleashed by Aelous,
the god of winds which is called by
Juno, the queen of the gods, because
she really hates the Trojans
Aeneas: (with fear) Everyone! Buckle
yourselves up! I know and I believe
that we can surpass this storm! Oh
Venus, the goddess of love! Help us
get through this!
Narrator: Venus, the mother of
Aeneas and the goddess of love, also
the rival of Juno, was watching and
observing the Trojans.
Venus: *begging* Neptune, God of
seas, Im begging. Can you please
calm your waters, for my family and
their warriors are sailing.
Narrator: And then, Neptune talk to
Aeolus, he said that the winds and
storms unleashed by Aeolus were
already out of bound. The sea was

finally calm. ------ The Trojans, carried

by the storm, found Carthage.
Unfortunately, Anchises died before
they got to Carthage.
[2nd Scene: The Carthage]
Narrator: As the Trojan reach the
Carthage, Venus begged Jupiter, King
of Gods, to end their suffering. Jupiter
told Venus the consequences and
promises that should be done as he
grants her wish. He sent a god to the
people of Carthage, to welcome the
Trojans with hospitability.
Aeneas: *talking to the Trojans* I lost
my father, we lost many of our fellow
Trojan warriors, and we only got seven
ships left. What Im saying is, in this
strange island, please take care of
yourselves. We need to survive, for we
have a mission, and we still have a
long way to go.
Narrator: As the Trojans were
welcomed in the Carthage, they
started to hunt foods for survival.
Then, in the woods, where Aeneas was
hunting, Venus talked to him.
Venus: (suddenly appeared) Aeneas,
my son! I have to tell you something.
Dido, the queen of Carthage, talk to
her. She will welcome you. (vanished)
Aeneas: (speechless)
(Aeneas goes to Didos court)
Dido: (awestruck) Oh, so you are the
mighty and brave Aeneas. Im so
delighted and glad to meet you, the
famous hero.
Aeneas: Your highness, thank you for
accepting us here in your city. Were
here to ask something. We need to
find our fellow Trojans who were lost
by the storm and we need aid for
some of the wounded warriors and our

damaged ships. We are so grateful to

be here.
Dido: We can talk about that later.
Would you like to call all the Trojan
leaders and dine with me at my place?
Aeneas: Sure, your highness. We will
come.

(Voice over) Mercury: (suddenly

appeared) Aeneas! This is not the
thing that is destined for you as the
prophecy tells. You must leave for
Italy. Leave anything that will be a
distraction for you, and Dido is one of
them.

At Didos place, dinner

Aeneas: (in state of shock) I cant

believe this! But I must obey the
prophecy. Yes, I will leave for Italy.
Aeneas: *talking to himself* I must
obey he prophecy, but how? How am I
going to tell this to Dido? I love her but
I have to follow the gods and the
prophecy.

Narrator: Venus worries that Juno will

incite the Phoenicians against her son.
She sends down another of her sons,
Cupid, the god of love, who takes the
form of Aeneass son, Ascanius. In this
disguise, Cupid inflames the queens
heart with passion for Aeneas.
Dido: (with love in her eyes) Aeneas,
the mighty hero, could you please the
whole story of you unfinished
adventure?
Aeneas: If you say so. Heres what
happened
Narrator: Fulfilling Didos request,
Aeneas begins his sorrowful story,
adding that retelling it entails reexperiencing the pain. As he tells the
story, Didos eyes were glued on him,
as she starts to fall in love.
[3rd Scene: Dido and Aeneas]
Narrator: As time passes by, Didos
love for Aeneas is way too deep. One
day when Dido, her court, and Aeneas
are out hunting. Juno brings a storm
down upon them. The group
scrambling for shelter. Aeneas and
Dido wind up in a cave by themselves.
They make love in the cave. They live
openly as lovers when they return to
Carthage. Some rumors spread that
Dido and Aeneas forgot about their
responsibilities because of the love
between them. Then Jupiter sends
down, Mercury, the messenger god.

Narrator: Aeneas tries to prepare his

fleet to set sail in secret, but the
queen suspects his ploy and confronts
him.
Dido: *yelling with anger* Aeneas!
Why! Why are you doing this?! Are you
trying to steal my honor?! My power?!
How dare you?!
Aeneas: I love you, Dido. Some
feelings are only meant to be felt. And
some things are just not meant to be.
Im sorry, Im sorry if going to do this.
But I must, I must follow the prophecy.
And I sail for Italy not of my own free
will.
[4th Scene: Didos death]
Narrator: Aeneas leaves Carthage
without hesitations. And the brokenhearted Dido writhes fierce love and
bitter anger.
Dido: *yelling with anger* someone
build me a great fire in the
courtyard!!!
Alone at the courtyard
Dido: (crying and throwing Aeneas
clothes and everything that reminds
her of Aeneas)I cant believe you! I

cant believe you, Aeneas! Why did

you leave me?! Why?! Maybe, I will
get rid of you if I will get rid of these
stupid things that reminds me of
you!!! Youve never loved me, didnt
you?! I have loved you to the great
extent that I can! Why did you leave
me?! Whyyyy??!! Maybe I shouldve
unloved you! I shouldve unloved you!
*grabs one of Aeneas swords and
stabbed herself to death*
Narrator: As the night falls, Didos
grief leaves her sleepless. Aeneas
does sleep, but in his dreams, Mercury
visits him again to tell him that he has
delayed too summary & analysis long
already and must leave at once.
Aeneas awakens and calls his men to
the ships, and they sail. But a massive
storm clouds hinders them. They land
to the Sicilian port of Eryx and they
were welcomed by Acestes.
[5th Scene: Underground]
While Aeneas is sleeping
(His father talks to him in his dreams)
Anchises: Aeneas, my son, you must
listen to Nautes to know the true
meaning of your mission. And, you are
going to fight a difficult foe in Latium,
but must first visit the underworld so I
could speak to you more.
[6th Scene: Finally, sailing to Italy]

Aeneas: Everyone! Buckle yourselves

up! For we are going to our
destination! Our real destination! But
before that, I have decided that the
wounded and old warriors will not join.
You will all remain here, for your own
safety. This is it!
Narrator: The Trojans fleet sail to
Italy and the ship falls the anchor to
Cumae. Following his fathers
instructions, he went to a sibyl and
commands it to take him to the
underworld.
[7th Scene: Underworld]
Aeneas: Priestess, can you take me to
the underworld. I really need to talk to
my father.
Sibyl: Yes, I can take you there. But
theres a sign if you are really destined
to travel there. You need to find a
golden branch, as the token, and if
this branch breaks easily from the
tree, fate calls you to go there, and if
not, Im really sorry, but I will not take
you there.
Narrator: Aeneas, immediately go to
the forest to search for the said tree.
He prayed to the gods and then two
doves guide him. The golden branch
broke off the tree easily. He returned
to the Sibyl with the token and they go
to the Dis, the underworld.