Exam 14: Myth and the Tragic Vision in the Theater of Dionysus: Euripides Bacchae

Tragedy illustrates the importance of moderation, restraint, and a spirit of compromise to the existence of a healthy civic life.

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Question 21

Aristotle says that peripeteia defines the tragic experience.

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Question 22

The tragic hero is doomed to suffer, because he or she is trapped between conflicting demands.

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Question 23

Delphi had a shrine for Dionysus as well as the oracle of Apollo.

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Question 24

What is meant by the phrase "the tragic universe is not morally neat"?

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Question 25

The printed script of a tragedy, which we read on a page or even see acted on a state, represents only one element in the impressive ritual of greek tragic drama, and much that surrounded it is lost to us.

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Question 26

Greek tragedy portrays many kings and queens because Athens had a monarchy during the fifth century b.c.

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Question 27

Like the epic heroes, the tragic heroes all descend to the Underworld.

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Question 28

Role reversal and violation of rules was part of the essence of Dionysus, in whose honor Greek tragedy was produced.

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Tragedy illustrates the importance of moderation, restraint, and a spirit of compromise to the existence of a healthy civic life.

Aristotle says that peripeteia defines the tragic experience.

The tragic hero is doomed to suffer, because he or she is trapped between conflicting demands.

Delphi had a shrine for Dionysus as well as the oracle of Apollo.

What is meant by the phrase "the tragic universe is not morally neat"?

The printed script of a tragedy, which we read on a page or even see acted on a state, represents only one element in the impressive ritual of greek tragic drama, and much that surrounded it is lost to us.

Greek tragedy portrays many kings and queens because Athens had a monarchy during the fifth century b.c.

Like the epic heroes, the tragic heroes all descend to the Underworld.

Role reversal and violation of rules was part of the essence of Dionysus, in whose honor Greek tragedy was produced.

Introduction to Greek Myth

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

Alienation of the Human and Divine: Prometheus, Fire, and Pandora

The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

Dionysus: Rooted in Earth and Ecstasy

Land of No Return: The Gloomy Kingdom of Hades

Heroes of Myth: Man Divided Against Himself

Heroines of Myth: Women in Many Roles

Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

A Different Kind of Hero: The Odysseus

The House of Atreus: Aeschyluss Oresteia

The Tragic House of Laius: Sophocles Oedipus Cycle

A Different Perspective on Tragedy: Euripides Medea Part Four the World of Roman Myth

The Roman Vision: Greek Myths and Roman Realities

Virgils Roman Epic: The Aeneid

The Persistence of Mythglossary Selected Bibliography Credits Index

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