PPT-Bacchae

and Antigone Mans manifold strengths and weaknesses Mens actions and Dionysus reactions He revolts against divinity in me thrusts me from his offerings forgets my name in his prayers 4547. A multifaceted god. Who is Dionysus?. Son of Zeus and Semele. God of vegetation (the male equivalent of Demeter), esp. of the vine and the grape. Represents ecstasy and madness. Associated with the theater. and . Protagoras. Humans, Animals, and Gods. Catching Dionysus. ‘We . captured the quarry . you sent us out to catch.. But our . prey here was tame. : refused to run . Or hide, held out his hands as willing as you . Euripides . Bacchae. 2. Agenda. Recap and Update. Dionysianism. cont’d Analysis Part . 2, Advice, . How to Play?. Pentheus. ’ . Maenadic. Make-Over. (pp. 432 ff.). 22-Sep-11. 2. Bacchae 2. Recap and Update. Euripides . Bacchae. 1. “Nothing to do with Dionysus” (Chamaeleon). Dionysus/Satyr Mask. (Athenian, 500s BCE). Neo. Matrix Reloaded. (2003). Agenda. Aristotle’s . Poetics. Tragedy Explained?. and . Protagoras. Humans, Animals, and Gods. Catching Dionysus. ‘We . captured the quarry . you sent us out to catch.. But our . prey here was tame. : refused to run . Or hide, held out his hands as willing as you . A multifaceted god. Who is Dionysus?. Son of Zeus and Semele. God of vegetation (the male equivalent of Demeter), esp. of the vine and the grape. Represents ecstasy and madness. Associated with the theater. Divinity, Society, Nature. Miracles 2 and 3. An earthquake. : ‘Look there, how the palace of . Pentheus. totters. Look, the palace is collapsing! Dionysus is within. Adore him!’ (586-588). Dionysus escapes from jail.