Queen Page #2

Synopsis: In this reversal of Henry Purcell's famous 1689 aria, 'Dido's Lament,' Queen Dido kills Aeneas by biting him to death, instead of killing herself, as Virgil would have it. Here, Queen Dido is an opera singer from Trinidad who is inspired by the post-coital cannibalism of praying mantises. She sings the famous lament to lure Aeneas, a New York graffiti artist, to her industrial boudoir. Once Aeneas arrives, he is summoned by a strange, giggling and sleepy guard who instructs him to lay down on the Shag Carpet of Death. Aeneas awaits his doom, almost desiring it. When Queen Dido arrives they begin to have sex, an enjoyment that ends in tragedy as Queen Dido carries out her insect-inspired desire.
Year:
2014
15 min
849 Views


Dhingra, what are you saying?

The wedding is in two days.

Let me talk to Vijay...

"My love, my lost love"

"You are my pride, my glory"

"I am your life"

"The Keekar trees are dying"

"My heart stops beating

when I meet my love"

"He stole my heart"

"And now that I have my love,

I ask for nothing more"

"You are my pride, my glory"

'Rani, open the door.'

'I'll talk to Vijay,

please open the door.'

'Your father will talk to Vijay,

please open the door.'

'Rani, please open the door.'

'The number you have called

is currently switched off'

'The number you have called

is currently switched off'

'May we have a kilo of sweets?'

Why a kilo? The shop is yours.

- Hello Mrs. Dhingra.

- Hello, hello.

- Our daughter, Rani.

- She's grown up!

She's really very sweet.

When the father has a sweet shop...

...the daughter would

be dipped in sugar syrup, right?

Vijay, son, come here.

This is Jeet uncle's relative.

We've been close to their family.

Before marriage,

we hung out together all the time.

How about some tea?

Let's go get nostalgic.

You check out the sweets,

we'll have some Golguppe.

Don't worry.

Send the cheque when you can.

Hello.

Vijay-

Hello.

Did you make these?

I make great sweets.

May I taste some?

Thank you.

Very sweet.

How did you make these?

Can you make Barfi (sweet dish)?

I can make instant noodles.

It's a combination

of two kinds of sweets.

You coat the Laddoo with the

Khoya from the Barfi.

Your father was saying,

you're studying home science?

Where?

H. S. Polytech, First Year.

North campus?

Do you know Moolchand?

Yes.

It's not there.

From Moolchand you

take a left for Siri Fort?

You do indeed.

It's not there either.

From there, you take

a Mudrika bus to my college.

It's quite close by.

My college is also there.

I'm studying engineering.

My dad was right.

You look like you

were dunked in sugar syrup.

So sugary-

Do you like watching films?

Hey, Home Science!

What are you doing here?

Baking a cake?

No. Making Chinese!

Chinese cake?

Just outside your college,

you get great Samosas (snack)

Crisp, salty, tangy-

Bulging with potato.

You must have tasted them?

Are you a cook to show

so much interest in food?

My interest is not in the food...

it's in the cook!

Ma'am.

So who was that guy in

the denim jacket? At the window?

He's Dhingra uncle's son.

Family friend.

You sly thing! You have a

romance going and not a word to me.

- No romance, I swear on my

Mummy-Daddy. - Don't lie.

I swear. There's nothing happening.

I don't like him.

Make it happen then.

He looks like Shah Rukh Khan to me.

You know I want

an arranged marriage.

Cold drink?

Snacks?

Are you nuts? He's quite hot.

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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