Family (oikos) in the Bacchae
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- Created on: 19-05-19 12:52
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- Family (oikos)
- Family history
- 'Pentheus, born of the earth, seed of the dragon, the son of earth-born Echion!'
- Cadmus kills a dragon then plants its teeth, making the citizens cursed by Ares as it was his sacred dragon
- Cursed by their ancestors?
- Maybe Pentheus, Agave and Cadmus were fated for a disastrous end?
- Cursed by their ancestors?
- Pentheus tries to stop his mother from killing him by reminding her he is her son
- Pentheus: 'Mother I am your son Pentheus [...] Take pity on me, mother, and do not kill me, your son, for my mistakes!'
- family ties/relations are shown not be enough to prevent such a violent act
- Dionysus destroyed his own family due his arrogance and demand for worship
- Dionysus expected his family to support and uphold him as a god, and felt betrayed when Pentheus didn't so took revenge.
- Pentheus refused to accept Dionysus as a god
- Pentheus: 'He is the one claiming to be the god Dionysus'
- Pentheus refused to accept Dionysus as a god
- Dionysus expected his family to support and uphold him as a god, and felt betrayed when Pentheus didn't so took revenge.
- Dionysus destroyed his own family due his arrogance and demand for worship
- family ties/relations are shown not be enough to prevent such a violent act
- Pentheus: 'Mother I am your son Pentheus [...] Take pity on me, mother, and do not kill me, your son, for my mistakes!'
- The importance of family is shown in the exodus
- it shows what can happen if you reject a family member.
- Pentheus' mistake destroys his family.
- it shows what can happen if you reject a family member.
- Messenger: 'Pentheus, the son of Echion, is dead!'
- Cadmus and his wife are forced into exile and Agave and her sisters are also exiled by Dionysus
- Agave: 'Lead me, escorts, to where I can take my pitiable sisters with me into exile'
- Cadmus-Harmony
- Zeus-Semele
- Dionysus
- Agave-Echion
- Pentheus
- Zeus-Semele
- Family history
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