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The Bacchae
Euripides
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Prologue and Parodos
Scene I & Choral Interlude I
Scene II & Interlude II
Scene III & Interlude III
Scene IV & Interlude IV
Scene V & Interlude V
Conclusion & Coda
Characters
Character List
Dionysus
Pentheus
The Messengers
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Character Analysis
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Prologue and Parodos
Scene 1 & Choral Interlude 1
Scene 2 & Interlude 2
Scene 3 & Interlude 3
Scene 4 & Interlude 4
Scene 5 & Interlude 5
Conclusion & Coda
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz
Further Study
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz
1
of 5
The Bacchae was written during the beginning of the Dionysian invasion from what region?
North Africa
The Mediterranean
The Near East
Central Europe
2
of 5
In the midst of her madness, Agaue does not see herself as a murderer, but as a ___.
Priest
Woodcutter
Soldier
Hunter
3
of 5
What gifts of the earth do the maenads receive from the ground?
Gold, silver, gems
Wine, honey, milk
Potatoes, carrots, turnips
Roses, lilies, hyacinths
4
of 5
What is the "sacred cloak" for the Bacchic ritual?
A fawnskin
A goatskin
A bearskin
A sheepskin
5
of 5
What animal form is associated with Dionysus throughout the play?
Wolf
Lamb
Bull
Goat
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