scholars

Question 1

What does Studdard say about the Bacchae?

Answer 1

The Bacchae is one of Euripides’ most disturbing plays

Question 2

What does Garvie say about Dionysus in the Bacchae?

Answer 2

The most striking paradox is that the god who promises joy will only produce suffering + horror

Question 3

What does Mills say about Dionysus + Pentheus?

Answer 3

Dionysus is a God in human form; Panthers is a human but aspires to be like a god in human form

Question 4

What does Griffins say about Dionysus in Frogs?

Answer 4

Dionysus is seriously deficient as a hero/god

Question 5

What does Cartedge say about Dionysus in Frogs?

Answer 5

Dionysus is too trapped on human side to qualify for Godhead

Question 6

What does Bettendorf say about the function of Frogs?

Answer 6

The function of the play isn’t about literary criticism, but political action

Question 7

What does Garvie say about what Oedipus desires?

Answer 7

Oedipus gains what he desires most - knowledge

Question 8

What does Goldhill say about Oedipus?

Answer 8

Oedipus is a paradox himself - the saviour + the monster

Question 9

What does Barstow say about Oedipus?

Answer 9

Oedipus is proud + overconfident

Question 10

What does Fagles say about Oedipus?

Answer 10

Oedipus is his own destroyer

Question 11

What does Dobbs say about the world + pity in Oedipus?

Answer 11

We feel pity for the fragile state of man + terror for a world who’s laws we don’t understand