Dido Monologue from The Tragedy of Dido Queene of Carthage

From The Tragedy of Dido Queene of Carthage by Christopher Marlowe

female · dramatic · 59 sec

What stranger art thou that doest eye me thus? Æn. Sometime I was a Troian mightie Queene: But Troy is not, what shall I say I am? (Illio: Renowmed Dido, tis our Generall: warlike Æneas.) Warlike Æneas, and in these base robes? Goe fetch the garment which Sicheus ware: Braue Prince, welcome to Carthage and to me, Both happie that Æneas is our guest: Sit in this chaire and banquet with a Queene, Æneas is Æneas, were he clad In weedes as bad as euer Irus ware. Æn. This is no seate for one thats comfortles, May it please your grace to let Æneas waite: For though my birth be great, my fortunes meane, Too meane to be companion to a Queene.

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