Bacchae Chorus Speech
In the beginning of this speech the chorus, Asian women who are followers of the Bacchae, explain the process of how Dionysus became a God. They sing of Dionysus as, “Twice-born Dithyrambus!” and explain that he should be called this name in Thebes because he was “laid safe” in Zeus’ thigh and born again from a God. And the Chorus also speaks insightfully about people who ‘reject’ Dionysus from their ‘holy ground’ and foreshadows that his name, “yet shall haunt your memory.” Dionysus is a complicated and powerful deity. He is a young god, but he is primal: his element is wilderness and the world of wine and pleasure. Then the chorus refers to Pentheus specifically and describe him as th
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Mt Olympus, Bacchus Pentheus, God Chorus, Dionysis Bacchae, Dionysus God, , Dionysus Pentheus, speech chorus,
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Approximate Word count = 498
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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