The Bacchae Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
“a play of transgressions”
A
Goldhill
2
Q
“Pentheus’ death is a just end”
A
Mills
3
Q
“Dionysus has profoundly disrupted the city’s social structure”
A
Morwood
4
Q
The punishment was “vastly excessive in proportion to the crimes that warranted it”
A
Metzger
5
Q
“No parent can watch Apave’s recognition and not sympathise”
A
Roisman
6
Q
“The chorus’ songs are of fundamental importance for an understanding of the play” (Bacchae)
A
Winnington-Ingram
7
Q
“One of Euripides’ most disturbing plays”
A
Stuttard
8
Q
“Dionysus doesn’t see himself as bound by familial ties”
A
Mossman
9
Q
“Dionysus dominates… Scenes intellectually”
A
Mossman
10
Q
“Family is central to this play” (the Bacchae)
A
Hodgkinson
11
Q
“he (Pentheus) has enough of the positive in him to arouse our sympathy”
A
Roisman
