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The Bacchae
Euripides
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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
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Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
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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
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Further Study
Scene 2 & Interlude 2 Quiz
Further Study
Scene 2 & Interlude 2 Quiz
1
of 5
When the servant reports that Dionysus has been captured, he also reports that the ___.
Sky is glowing ominously
Animals are acting strangely
Wind has stopped entirely
Madwomen have miraculously escaped
2
of 5
Who does Dionysus claim initiated him into the rites of Dionysus?
Zeus
Hades
Dionysus
His mother
3
of 5
Pentheus ends their first encounter by promising to cut off Dionysus's ___.
Hands
Feet
Hair
Genitals
4
of 5
Where does Pentheus command Dionysus be chained up?
The stables
The courtyard
The wine press
The city gates
5
of 5
The house of Cadmus is said to be descended from a ___ that was planted in the earth.
Olive branch
Spearhead
Golden seed
Dragon tooth
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