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The Bacchae

Euripides

The Bacchae

Euripides

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The Bacchae Essay Topics

1.

Why does Dionysus intend to punish Thebes?

2.

Discuss the significance of the loom and its connection to the Bacchae’s exploration of duality and boundary crossing.

3.

What are Cadmus and Teiresias’ arguments for adopting Dionysian rites? What are Pentheus’ for opposing them? Which has the stronger argument, in the context of the Bacchae’s central themes?

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