Society in Greek Tragedy
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- Society in Greek Tragedy
- [Edith Hall] 'The Greek mind was trained to think in polarities; to categorise, distinguish and oppose'
- Tragedy shows that the Gods and natural order cannot be compared
- 'The gods go down'
- The chorus admit that if oracles can't be trusted, then society would break down
- 'The gods go down'
- society was god-fearing and piety was important
- [Tiresias] 'No logic can overthrow the traditions we received from our fathers'
- Dionysus upsets the natural order of society by sending the women to Mt. Cithaeron, he caused women to leave their traditional roles
- Pentheus' desire to get rid of Dionysus is justified as he was acting as a king of a society where women are protected and suppressed, he was doing the 'right thing'
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