Pages 20 through 25 of Bacchae by Euripides :: Bacchae Euripides Greek Plays Essays

Pages 20 through 25 of Bacchae by EuripidesThe reason that Bacchae by Euripides was elect as a set text to beexamined on is because it is a classic antiquated classical performance. Itoffers us a look at how the Greeks lived in a completely divers(prenominal)culture to ours. It also shows us how important religion was to themand how they worshipped distinct gods to us it is actually interestingbecause this is how theatre started off in ancient Greece. Fromchoosing a piece of drama this old(a), we can see how our theatre directlyhas developed from previous ideas and techniques. Another benefit ofusing the Bacchae is that it is the first ancient Greek cope with I havestudied and so offers challenge, the Greek way of life is a whole newculture to condense used to.The scene that I have chosen to act knocked out(p) from the play is amidst pages20 and 25 of the play and it is the procedure of the play in which Pentheusand Dionysos first meet each other. I have chosen this scene because Ibelieve that it is a very important part of the play. It is a scenethat contains a lot of stichomythia between the two very importantcharacters in the play. This scene is a scene that would be pleasurableto act out, and also I feel that it is one of my favourite scenes inthe play.I go forth be playing Pentheus in the scene I have chosen to act out fromthe Bacchae. Also I will be playing Pentheus in the devised scene thatme and the other three members of my class for the devised scene willbe writing and acting out. Although for the scene from the skipperscript I will be working(a) in a group of two, in the devised scene Iwill be working in a group of four, this is for a wider range ofBacchae characters to use in the devised piece. The content of thisscene will include a dialogue between the original Bacchae charactersof Pentheus, Dionysos, Agave and Kadmos.The scenes, which we willinclude, will be a scenario in which Dionysos visits the house ofPentheus, A fight scene between Pentheus and Dionysus with music inthe background and Kadmos Narrating the scene. The devised piece willend with the realisation that whilst fighting, Pentheus and Dionysoswhere approached by Kadmos, when the old man tried to stop thefighting, just as in the Bacchae he was ignored. A stray fist leads tothe death of Kadmos and the ultimate betrayal on the behalf of