Bacchae Flashcards
1
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Morwood - social structure
A
By taking the theban women away from the city, he has ‘profoundly disrupted the city’s social structure’ - oikos disrupted.
2
Q
Dodds - hidden spring
A
Dionysus touches a ‘hidden spring of desire’ in Pentheus’ mind to see the bacchants.
3
Q
Doddds - Martyr to destroyer
A
At first dionysus’ smiling mask is the smile of a martyr and then it becomes the smile of a destroyer.
4
Q
Goldhill - terrible yet gentle
A
The mask symbolises the ‘terrible yet most gentle’ nature of the God.
5
Q
Wyles - theatre director
A
Dionysus becomes the theatre director, even directing Pentheus’ costume changes (bacchant clothing).
6
Q
Scullion - prurient puritan
A
Says that Pentheus is more prurient than puritan.
