Character Analysis Of Dionysus

Greek Tragedies were always mythological and always involved a super natural element in them. The three famous Greek tragedians were Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus. They composed ninety-two plays. Only seventeen plays survived, and ‘The Bacchae’ was one of them.

In this play written by Euripides, I would like to analyze the various characters in the context., thus conclude by a brief summary and my personal analysis of the play. Dionysus, the lead character of the play was the powerful and headstrong son of a mortal woman and the almighty God of the Sky, Zeus. Dionysus possessed multiple powers and forms that he could express as and when in the play. The common men of Thebes called him by the name of ‘Bromios’ which means the roaring one or ‘Lysios’ which means the God of Letting Go. The gift of Dionysus allows humans to get rid of their troubles through wine, their identities through theatre and they let go of their individuality through the process of cult worshipping. According to Euripides, Dionysus 's powers can drive humans to such an extent where they let go of their sanity, judgment and ultimately their very humanity. The supreme importance of self- control is embodied by none other than Dionysus himself. While Euripides vividly illustrates the full extent of Dionysus 's ecstatic powers upon his followers, the Stranger himself is calm, self-possessed and patient. He alone displays self-control and wisdom, and these traits distinguish him from the