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Euripides' writing style (Genre (it is a play... should be performed…
Euripides' writing style
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Genre
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The protagonist of The Bacchae, the god Dionysus, has no hamartia, most often called a tragic flaw
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Dionysus is a god, He sets out to punish the mortals who've denied him what he wants. Usually, a tragic hero suffers for his own mistakes, but Dionysus emerges from the play triumphant.
Tone
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Cadmus and Tiresias show up to find King Pentheus prancing around in women's clothes which is quite humerus.
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The ending
The end of the Bacchae is unusual because it seems that we learn nothing. According to Aristotle, a Greek tragedy is supposed to end with a moment of realization.
According to Aristotle, the realization is supposed to happen to the play's protagonist. However, Dionysus, the protagonist of The Bacchae is not sorry one bit.
Agave has a moment of recognition, when she realizes that the bloody head she's holding is actually her son's and not a lion's.
The only person who says he's in the wrong at the end is Cadmus, Pretty ironic considering Cadmus was the only one in the family who willingly worshiped Dionysus.