bacchae scholars

Question 1

rosie wyles

Answer 1

“The appearance of Pentheus cross-dressed and with Bacchic accessories offers a visual representation of Dionysus’ full control over him”

Question 2

sophie mills

Answer 2

‘pentheus is manipulated into the mistake of believing that he is dealing with an equal’ making it very uncomfortable for the audience to watch

Question 3

garvie

Answer 3

“The most striking paradox is that the god who throughout the play promises joy will at the end produce only suffering and horror”

Question 4

morwood

Answer 4

“Dionysus has profoundly disrupted the city’s social structure. The women have abandoned not only their looms but their children too”