The story of a scorned woman has been told in many different ways. In Medea and the Aeneid both Dido and Medea are driven by passion. The old saying that all’s fair in love and war fits these stories well. While Medea handled it through revenge, Dido handled her scorn through suicide. Of all the characters in the Aeneid, Dido is probably the one you might relate to the most. She’s the most …showed first 75 words of 804 total…

…showed last 75 words of 804 total…could to get revenge. It didn’t matter who was in the way or how it came to be. All that mattered in the end was that the goal was achieved. Works Cited Page Euripides. “Medea.” The Norton Anthology World Masterpieces. Expanded Edition Volume I. Ed. Maynard Mack. W.W. Norton and Company, 1995. 669-700 Virgil. “The Aeneid.” The Norton Anthology World Masterpieces. Expanded Edition Volume I. Ed. Maynard Mack. W.W. Norton and Company, 1995. 1000-1065