How long does it take to read the Bacchae?

How long does it take to read the Bacchae?

2 hours and 6 minutes
The average reader will spend 2 hours and 6 minutes reading this book at 250 WPM (words per minute).

How many pages is the Bacchae?

128
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What is the main point of the tragedy Bacchae by Euripides?

It demonstrates the necessity of self-control, moderation and wisdom in avoiding the two extremes: both the tyranny of excessive order, and the murderous frenzy of collective passion.

Did Euripides write the Bacchae?

Definition. The Bacchae is a Greek tragedy written by the playwright Euripides (c. 484-406 BCE) in 407 BCE, which portrays Pentheus as an impious king, for the ruler of Thebes has denied the worship of Dionysus within his city walls.

Is The Bacchae a feminist play?

With A Mouthful of Birds as a focusing lens, The Bacchae became the starting point for discussions about feminism in the twenty-first century: its successes, its contradictions, and the relationship of individual women to a sense of sisterhood that is facilitated by shared feminist sentiment.

What is unusual about Euripides?

Euripides differed from Aeschylus and Sophocles in making his characters’ tragic fates stem almost entirely from their own flawed natures and uncontrolled passions.

What is the theme of The Bacchae?

The Bacchae depicts a struggle to the death between the twin forces of control (restraint) and freedom (release), and permits Dionysus to provide an answer to this question.

How is Pentheus characterized?

Structurally Pentheus is Dionysus’s foil, thus he is a preserver of law and order, a military man, a stern patriarch, and ultimately a doomed mortal. Pentheus is not merely a mirror or inverted double of Dionysus; he is puritanical and obstinate, but also curious and voyeuristic.