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Euripides

The Bacchae

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 405

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Essay Topics

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Why does Dionysus intend to punish Thebes?

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

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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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