So, realizing that i have to write a blog, i tried to think of what to write it on, and i keep going back to Dido and Aeneas. After reading and discussing this topic in class, i find it interesting how this "love affair" lasted for a little while and then Aeneas "snaps" back into the reality of going to Italy. This is similar to the idea of "love" even today. I have seen it in other relationships and watched it happen. Basically, we treat love as a fantasy. All the disney movies prove this. Oh, the prince and princess will fall in love and they " Live happily ever after." As if this were really true. Women love by emotions of the heart, our feelings. Men love by sight.... or so it seems. I do believe Aeneas loved Dido, but his Duty was more important than love. As Will mentioned in his blog, Aeneas would never abandon the people or the foundation of Rome for a woman...but the woman would let it dissolve for a selfish love. That is how women are. We live off of emotion. Men do not. I agree with the idea that Men are better rulers in that sense of non-emotional.
I just thought this was interesting. :p
P.s I commented on Will's post
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