Justice + Revenge in Greek Tragedy
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- Created on: 28-05-19 14:16
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- Justice + Revenge in Greek Tragedy
- Pentheus hubris makes him deserving of Dionysus' revenge
- 'I have more authority than you'
- But he did believe that Dionysus was an imposter, so may be unfair
- Arguably Apollo wanted revenge for being insulted by Oedipus and Jocasta for trying to avoid their prophecies
- Oedipus ends up blind and Jocasta ends up dead
- however, Oedipus takes responsibility for his actions but blames Apollo for the prophecy
- 'Apollo, friends, Apollo-he ordained my agonies-these, my pains on pains! But the hand that struck my eyes was mine, mine alone- no one else-I did it all myself!'
- 'What is divine justice'
- Dionysus' revenge is extremely harsh however he says it was preplanned
- 'My father Zeus agreed to this long ago'
- The chorus in the Bacchae want justice at the expense of Pentheus, they evoke violence and revenge
- 'Let justice appear! Let her come bearing a sword!'
- Dionysus wants revenge, he sends an earthquake, humiliates Pentheus by transforming into a phantom
- this leaves Pentheus 'panting with rage'
- 'Shake the floor of the world, spirit of earthquake'
- 'This is exactly how I humiliated him: when he thought he was binding me, he did not touch or hold me'
- Dionysus is clear that he wants revenge form the start
- 'This city must learn its lesson well'
- 'I must vindicate my mother Semele'
- he wants revenge as his family did not respect his mother's relationship with Zeus or her death
- Pentheus hubris makes him deserving of Dionysus' revenge
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