AENIED (1st to 7th scenes) [1st Scene: The escape of Aeneas, his father, son, and warriors.] Place: Tro Narrator: On the Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea, Aeneas and his fellow Trojans ee from their home city of Troy, which has been destroyed by the Grees! G rees! They sail for "taly, where Aeneas is destined to fo#nd $ome! %hen they&re ready to sail' Aeneas : (looking for his wife in the crowd) (as crowd) (as anyone seen my wife* +re#sa&s missin* Anchises : Son, we really need to o* %e&re r#nnin o#t of time! %e can&t do anythin to -nd yo#r wife* Aeneas : .#t father' Anchises : Aeneas, we ot to o* Narrator: They -nally sail for "taly and as they near their destination, a -erce storm is #nleashed by Aelo#s, the od of winds which is called by /#no, the 0#een 0#een of the ods, ods, beca#se she really hates the Trojans' Aeneas : (with fear) 2eryone* fear) 2eryone* .#cle yo#rsel2es #3* " now and " belie2e that we can s#r3ass this storm* Oh 4en#s, the oddess of lo2e* (el3 #s et thro#h this* Narrator: 4en#s, the mother of Aeneas and the oddess of lo2e, also the ri2al of /#no, was watchin and obser2in the Trojans! Trojans! !en"s: 5bein5 6e3t#ne, God of seas, "&m bein! +an yo# 3lease calm yo#r waters, for my family and their warriors are sailin! Narrator: And then, 6e3t#ne tal to Aeol#s, he said that the winds and storms #nleashed by Aeol#s were already o#t of bo#nd! The sea was
-nally calm! The Trojans, carried by the storm, fo#nd +arthae! 8nfort#nately, Anchises died before they ot to +arthae!
[#nd Scene: The $artha%e] Narrator: As the Trojan reach the +arthae, 4en#s beed /#3iter, 9in of Gods, to end their s#erin! /#3iter told 4en#s the conse0#ences and 3romises that sho#ld be done as he rants her wish! (e sent a od to the 3eo3le of +arthae, to welcome the Trojans Trojans with with hos3itability hos3itability!! Aeneas : 5talin to the Trojans5 " lost my father, we lost many of o#r fellow Trojan Trojan warriors, warriors, and and we only ot se2en shi3s left! %hat "&m sayin is, in this strane island, 3lease tae care of yo#rsel2es! %e need to s#r2i2e, for we ha2e a mission, and we still ha2e a lon way to o! Narrator: As the Trojans were welcomed in the +arthae, they started to h#nt foods for s#r2i2al! Then, in the woods, woods, where where Aeneas was h#ntin, 4en#s taled to him! !en"s: ;suddenly ;suddenly appeared appeared)) Aeneas, my son* " ha2e to tell yo# somethin!
Dido: (awestruck) Oh, (awestruck) Oh, so yo# are the mihty and bra2e Aeneas! "&m so delihted and lad to meet yo#, the famo#s hero! Aeneas : =o#r hihness, than yo# for acce3tin #s here in yo#r city! %e&re here to as somethin! %e need to -nd o#r fellow Trojans who were lost by the storm and we need aid for some of the wo#nded warriors and o#r
damaed shi3s! %e are so ratef#l to be here! Dido: %e can tal abo#t that later! %o#ld yo# lie to call all the Trojan leaders and dine with me at my 3lace Aeneas: S#re, yo#r hihness! %e will come! At Dido’s place, dinner…
Narrator: 4en#s worries that /#no will incite the >hoenicians aainst her son! She sends down another of her sons, +#3id, the od of lo2e, who taes the form of Aeneas&s son, Ascani#s! "n this dis#ise, +#3id inames the 0#een&s heart with 3assion for Aeneas! Dido: (with love in her eyes) Aeneas, the mihty hero, co#ld yo# 3lease the whole story of yo# #n-nished ad2ent#re Aeneas: "f yo# say so! (ere&s what ha33ened' Narrator: ?#l-llin
(!oice o'er )erc"r: (suddenly appeared) Aeneas* This is not the thin that is destined for yo# as the 3ro3hecy tells! =o# m#st lea2e for "taly! ea2e anythin that will be a distraction for yo#, and
Dido: ;crying and throwing Aeneas’ clothes and everything that reminds her of Aeneas)" can&t belie2e yo#* "
can&t belie2e yo#, Aeneas* %hy did yo# lea2e me* %hy* Maybe, " will et rid of yo# if " will et rid of these st#3id thins that reminds me of yo#*** =o#&2e ne2er lo2ed me, didn&t yo#* " ha2e lo2ed yo# to the reat e@tent that " can* %hy did yo# lea2e me* %hyyyy** Maybe " sho#ld&2e #nlo2ed yo#* " sho#ld&2e #nlo2ed yo#* 5rabs one of Aeneas& swords and stabbed herself to death5
Narrator: As the niht falls,
[th Scene: /inall, sailin% to Ital]
Aeneas: 2eryone* .#cle yo#rsel2es #3* ?or we are oin to o#r destination* O#r real destination* .#t before that, " ha2e decided that the wo#nded and old warriors will not join! =o# will all remain here, for yo#r own safety! This is it* Narrator: The Trojan&s eet sail to "taly and the shi3 falls the anchor to +#mae! ?ollowin his father&s instr#ctions, he went to a sibyl and commands it to tae him to the #nderworld! [0th Scene: -nderworld] Aeneas: >riestess, can yo# tae me to the #nderworld! " really need to tal to my father! Sil: =es, " can tae yo# there! .#t there&s a sin if yo# are really destined to tra2el there! =o# need to -nd a olden branch, as the toen, and if this branch breas easily from the tree, fate calls yo# to o there, and if not, "&m really sorry, b#t " will not tae yo# there! Narrator: Aeneas, immediately o to the forest to search for the said tree! (e 3rayed to the ods and then two do2es #ide him! The olden branch broe o the tree easily! (e ret#rned to the Sibyl with the toen and they o to the