- 01Hippolytus’ hymn and garland to Artemis
- 02The old huntsman’s warning to Hippolytus
- 03The chorus on Phaedra’s hidden sickness
- 01Phaedra's fevered longing and the Nurse's remedies
- 02The Chorus Leader questions the Nurse about Phaedra's illness
- 01Phaedra's confession and the Nurse's counsel
- 01Chorus hymn to Erôs
- 02Phaedra overhears the accusation at the door
- 01Hippolytus's denunciation of women
- 01PHAEDRA
- 01THESEUS
- 01HIPPOLYTUS
- 01HENCHMAN
- 01The death of Hippolytus
- 01Artemis condemns Theseus
- 02Phaedra's deception and Hippolytus's innocence
- 01Hippolytus’ deathbed lament
- 02Artemis’ revelation and farewell
- 03Reconciliation with Theseus
- 01Dionysus' arrival and claim on Thebes
- 01Procession of Bacchic worshippers
- 02Hymn to Dionysus and Semele
- 03Thebes, Crete, and the timbrel
- 01Bacchic hymn of the Maidens
- 02Teiresias summons Cadmus to worship Dionysus
- 03Cadmus and Teiresias embrace the god's rites
- 01Teiresias and Cadmus defend Dionysus
- 02Pentheus condemns the Bacchic rites
- 01Teiresias and Cadmus defend Dionysus
- 02Chorus hymns Dionysus and rejects Pentheus
- 01Dionysus captured by the guards
- 02Pentheus interrogates Dionysus
- 03Pentheus orders Dionysus bound and imprisoned
- 04Chorus prays for Dionysus' vengeance
- 01Dionysus shakes the palace and escapes
- 02Pentheus confronts Dionysus
- 01Messenger’s report from Cithaeron
The Bacchae
Reason, ecstasy, religion, and political order.
2Chapters
26Lessons
53Topics
Certificate of completion included
This course was produced by Cavua from a public-domain text.
Skills this course leaves you with.
- Analyze the themes of reason, ecstasy, religion, and political order in Euripides' plays
- Explain the major conflicts and turning points in Hippolytus and The Bacchae
- Interpret the roles of Dionysus, Pentheus, Theseus, Hippolytus, and Agave
- Compare how divine power and human judgment shape the outcomes of both tragedies
- Trace the dramatic function of key choral passages and messenger speeches
Curriculum
The full table of contents.
Every chapter, every lesson, every topic — laid out before you enroll. Click any chapter to expand it.
- Chapters
- 2
- Lessons
- 26
- Topics
- 53
- 01The Bacchae's destruction of Thebes
- 02Pentheus rejects Dionysus and orders war
- 03Dionysus persuades Pentheus to disguise himself
- 04Chorus on wisdom, restraint, and happiness
- 05Pentheus is dressed as a Bacchant
- 06Chorus of judgment against Pentheus
- 01Pentheus’s death on Mount Cithaeron
- 01Agave’s triumphant return with Pentheus’s head
- 02Cadmus brings Pentheus’s body and confronts Agave
- 01Agave's recognition of Pentheus
- 02Cadmus's lament over Pentheus
- 03Theban judgment and Dionysus's appearance
- 01Dionysus' prophecy of Cadmus and Harmonia
- 02Agave's plea and Dionysus' judgment
- 01Cadmus and Agave’s exile
- 02Dionysus’ final judgment and departure
Keep exploring
View allMore in Literature.
Learn with AI
Ready to start this course?
Create your account to enroll, talk to your 24/7 tutor, and track your progress — across every device.