Two Dramatizations from Vergil: I. Dido—the Phœnecian Queen; II. The Fall of Troy
SCENE 3
The Trojans are entirely satisfied with this explanation and treat Sinon with respectful consideration. At this juncture, two huge serpents come up out of the sea, and, while the people flee shrieking away on all sides, they make their way to Laocoön where he stands sacrificing at the altar, and enfold him and his two sons in their deadly coils (195-227).