Dido, Queen of Carthage

Marlowe, Christopher / Nashe, Thomas, published 1594 · tragedy · Boys Professional;Professional

27chunks

13,539words

5topics

41 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	Dido, Queen of Carthage
Author	Marlowe, Christopher / Nashe, Thomas
Publication year (edition)	1594
Genre (British Drama)	tragedy
Genre group (comparison)	tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play type	Boys Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 128 · edition 244 · TCP A07023 · DEEP 196
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1586 [c.1585-1586; possibly 1591]
First performance (BritDrama)	1588 [1587-1590]
Company (BritDrama)	Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys)
Company (Annals)	Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys)
Title-page company	Children of the Chapel (first)
Printer	Orwin, Joan
Publisher	Woodcock, Thomas
Format	Quarto
STC	17441
Greg	128a
Genre (Annals)	Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Tragedy
BritDrama no.	820
Title page	THE Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage:
Title-page performance note	Played by the Children of her Maiesties Chappell. ... Actors [in double columns] Iupiter. Ascanius. \| Ganimed. Dido. \| Venus. Anna. \| Cupid. Achates. \| Iuno. Ilioneus. \| [following character fills two lines in column 1] Mercurie, or Hermes. Iarbas. \| Cloanthes. \| Æneas. Sergestus.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1734 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma

41.0 %

unassigned

40.8 %

T11 Siblings, kin and confidants

7.3 %

T1 Death, grief and revenge

3.7 %

T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint

3.6 %

T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and

3.5 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–56	480	T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and	0.82	COme gentle Ganymede and play with me, I love thee well, say Iuno what she will. I am much better for your wor…
2	57–120	482	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.82	Where finding Aeolus entrenched with storms, And guarded with a thousand grisly ghosts, She humbly did beseech…
3	121–185	512	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.87	Disquiet Seas lay down your swelling looks, And court Aeneas with your calmy cheer, Whose beauteous burden wel…
4	186–250	521	unassigned		I neither saw nor heard of any such: But what may I fair Virgin call your name? Whose looks set forth no morta…
5	251–316	513	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.86	Wretches of Troy, envied of the winds, That crave such favour at your honours feet, As poor distressed misery …
6	317–382	504	unassigned		What means Aeneas? Achates though mine eyes say this is stone, Yet thinks my mind that this is Priamus: And wh…
7	383–452	513	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.87	Thy fortune may be greater than thy birth, Sit down Aeneas, sit in Dido's place, And if this be thy son as I s…
8	453–513	466	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.80	Nay leave not here, resolve me of the rest O th'enchanting words of that base slave, Made him to think Epeus' …
9	514–581	540	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.83	My mother Venus jealous of my health, Conveyed me from their crooked nets and bands: So I escaped the furious …
10	582–649	514	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.74	I die with melting ruth, Aeneas leave. O what became of aged Hecuba? How got Aeneas to the fleet again? But ho…
11	650–712	483	T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint	0.80	But Dido is the favour I request. Fear not Iarbas, Dido may be thine. Look sister how Aeneas little son Plays …
12	713–777	490	unassigned		No, for thy sake I'll love thy father well. O dull conceited Dido, that till now Didst never think Aeneas beau…
13	778–839	492	unassigned		And I in Athens with this gentleman, Unless I be deceived disputed once. But speak Aeneas, know you none of th…
14	840–903	508	unassigned		Out hateful hag, thou wouldst have slain my son, Had not my Doves discovered thy intent: But I will tear thy e…
15	904–963	481	T11 Siblings, kin and confidants	0.83	Sister, I see you savour of my wiles, Be it as you will have for this once, Mean time, Ascanius shall be my ch…
16	964–1027	503	unassigned		O how these irksome labours now delight, And overioy my thoughts with their escape: Who would not undergo all …
17	1028–1092	510	unassigned		It was because I saw no King like thee, Whose golden Crown might balance my content: But now that I have found…
18	1093–1162	530	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.86	Come servants, come bring forth the Sacrifice, That I may pacify that gloomy Ioue, Whose empty Altars have enl…
19	1163–1229	521	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.82	What wills our Lord, or wherefore did he call? The dreams (brave mates) that did beset my bed, When sleep but …
20	1230–1296	511	unassigned		O false Aeneas, now the sea is rough, But when you were aboard 'twas calm enough, Thou and Achates meant to sa…
21	1297–1358	504	unassigned		Speakers not Aeneas like a Conqueror? O blessed tempests that did drive him in, O happy sand that made him run…
22	1359–1421	502	unassigned		For this will Dido tie ye full of knots, And sheer ye all asunder with her hands: Now serve to chastise ship-b…
23	1422–1480	463	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.80	What length or breadth shall this brave town contain? Not past four thousand paces at the most. But what shall…
24	1481–1544	500	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.82	Thanks good Iarbas for thy friendly aid, Achates and the rest shall wait on thee, Whilst I rest thankful for t…
25	1545–1605	485	unassigned		Desine meque tuis incendere teque querelis, Italiam non sponte sequor. Hast thou forgot how many neighbour kin…
26	1606–1669	504	T11 Siblings, kin and confidants	0.80	Call him not wicked, sister speak him fair, And look upon him with a mermaids eye, Tell him, I never vowed at …
27	1670–1733	507	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.85	Dido I am, unless I be deceived, And must I rave thus for a runagate? Must I make ships for him to sail away? …

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