"My sweet heart,
Have pity on my sorrow’s smart,
And slay me not! Go not away!
O woeful Dido, well-away!"
The beauty of a relationship between a man and a woman is love, support, and respect. Dido is engaged to Venus but his actions dedicate otherwise. Venus loves him unconditionally with all her heart and she looks forward to a beautiful engagement and union. However, Dido symbolizes men who get into a relationship for their own benefit. Venus realizes that something is wrong and she gets a feeling that Dido might betray her and hurt her feelings. Therefore, she pleads with him not to slay and betray her.
“I pray that he’ll grant me success
My dream for to tell aright,
If over all dreams he has might.”
The objective of the poet is to wake up one day and find that his dreams are actualized. However, the poet knows that without hard work, determination, and trust in God, his dreams cannot be actualized. In his dreams, the poet wants to be successful, famous, and a great man. The interesting thing is that the author believes that his dreams can only be actualized if he believes in God. Therefore, the poet begins every day with a prayer.
“For certainly, I knew no more
Of where I was, but plain to see
Venus owned most certainly
That temple, for in portraiture
I at once saw her figure.”
The poet wakes up from his dream and finds himself in an unknown place. He realizes that it is a temple made of glass with beautifully decorated walls. The glass temple is a reflection of the poet’s dreams, aspirations, and urge for fame and success. Once he finds himself in the unknown temple, he certainly renews his zeal to actualize his aspirations. The wall’s decorations represented his anticipated fame and authority.
