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Political ideas and ideals - Coggle Diagram
Political ideas and ideals
Bacchae
Pentheus is shown to posess some tyrannous traits
He is quick to accuse tiresias of lying
He orders his prophetic seat and costume to be destroyed
He seems to see himself as the only source of justice left in thebes
He imprisons the stranger
He ties to cut dionysus' sacred locks
he threatens to stone dionysus
pentheus can be seen to care for his people, as his main motivation aainst dionysus is the fact the bachants have abandoned their duties
Scholars
Morwood - It is hard to fault pentheus for wantin to restore order
Oedipus
Oedipus is presented as a good king
The Priest of zeus calls him 'first of men'
the chorus sing his praise
He adresses his people as 'my children'
he is respected by his people a lot
Oedipus is presented to have tyrannous traits
He is very quick to anger when accused by tiresias
He accuses tiesias of lying
He accuses creon of plotting against him
This highlights the dangers of a single ruler
Chorus sing of tyranny
'Pride breeds the tyrant'
Greek context
Tyrants were associated with the bad old days and the persians
Traedy is set in a time ruled by kings