Sunday, March 2, 2014

Hey there, Melpomene the muse of Tragedy here to delve deeper into the story the Bacchae
That hair is a tragedy!! 
Aphrodite's probably right.. *sigh* but um anyways I'm here to talk about the characters in the Bacchae. First off Dionysus, one of the twelve gods of Mount Olympus, he is joyous, wrathful, mad, and very powerful. That makes him sound a bit scary but he's really a fun guy. He's tall, androgynous, and has dark eyes and long unruly hair. Oh why speak of the devi-
 
Melpomeneeee are you talking about me???
Yes! I was actually describing you and your role in the Bacch-
I don't care okay bye.
Um alright... anyways the next character is Pentheus, the king of Thebes and Semele's brother. He's very strict and believes that Dionysus isn't a real god. He will not hesitate to resort to trickery, treachery, and torture to get his way. He is tall and noble looking with long dark hair and fair skin, he's very vain about his looks.
Moving on to Tiresias and Cadmus, they're both old men who believe in Dionysus and seek to honor him. Cadmus is Semele's father and Tiresias is his dear friend. Tiresias is a blind man, but persistent. Both men know it will be difficult but they insist on honoring Semele's child.
Those are the main characters involved and I hope you enjoyed it, good bye until next time.



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