The Bacchae
The Bacchae represents an authentic interpretation that is full of temptation in the natural world. I am going to compare the temptations of society that we as individuals encounter everyday with the allure of nature in the Bacchae, specifically focusing on temptation offered by Dionysos. Humans in a civilized society have to make choices everyday resulting in their decisions whether they have positive or negative contrasting effects in compilation to societies norms.From the beginning of the Bacchae, Pentheus seems to be the only rational person in the play. He does not give into his temptations to join the others to frolic in the forest. He is however very intrigued by Dionysos's offering to join in on the fun and festivities of nature. Pentheus had an original instinct when confronted with the particular opportunity that Dionysos set before him. He was to deny the temptations and go with his original instincts resulting in using his rational thoughts. This meant that Pentheus had to put his transgressions aside and look for the good in this situation. He could not omit his original curiosity that he entailed from the stories of Dionysos and the first hand accounts from citize
Dionysos had a master plan to overtake Pentheus's senses from the very beginning. Pentheus used his own interpretation of dramatology to justify his actions for rejecting Dionysos's offers. The temptation is always there however to break the mold and lust after something that seemed inconceivable when first confronted with the situation. A symbolic meaning of morality is created by Pentheus and in turn his own language is produced. Symbolic interaction comes into play here. It took some force on the serpents' part but he eventually succeeded in this coercion tactic. Can Pentheus put his feelings out of sight and out of mind? He cannot in the end of the play and it costs him his life. Pentheus also used props and other actions to portray his feelings of rejecting Dionsos's advances and opportunities. In a sense Pentheus created his own interpretation of a counterculture when he rejected the dominant values of society on the basis of his own set of norms and values. By putting Dionysos in prison he revealed that he did not want to back down, and was serious about keeping social order in Thebes. Pentheus had original values that shaped and created a framework for his original norms of society. It's a part of human nature to thrive by our own personal morals and values, but also live by society norms. Thus the God of wine eventually got the best of him after Pentheus revealed his vulnerability of his own human nature.
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