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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
Scene 1 & Choral Interlude 1 Quiz
Scene 1 & Choral Interlude 1 Quiz
1
of 5
Where are Cadmus and Tiresias going to worship Dionysus?
Mt. Kyllini
Mt. Cithaeron
Mt. Parnassus
Mt. Helicon
2
of 5
What feeling fills the two old men as they begin their journey up the mountain?
Bitter cynicism
Pleasant nostalgia
Youthful glee
Pious determination
3
of 5
Pentheus considers the Bacchic rites as an excuse to ___.
Get drunk
Waste money
Avoid work
Show fake devotion
4
of 5
Which minor deity does the chorus call upon to witness Pentheus's sacrilegious insolence against Dionysus?
Chaos
Aether
Nemesis
Holiness
5
of 5
Where does the chorus talk lovingly of going to perform their rites in peace?
Troy
Rome
Crete
Cypress
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