Bacchae

• Why has Dionysus cursed Thebes?

  Because the people refused to recognise him as the son of Zeus
• Why does Dionysus have a grudge against Pentheus?

  Because he leaves Dionysus out of his prayers and sacrifices
• What does Pentheus want to do with Dionysus?

  Put him to death
• Who was Actaeon?

  A man who claimed to be better at hunting than Artemis and was put to death for his hubris
• Who does Dionysus disguise himself as when he is captured by Pentheus's soldiers?

  As a worshipper of Dionysus
• Why was Pentheus "well-named for disaster"

  His name was similar to the Greek word "penthos" meaning pain or grief
• Why do the people of Thebes tell Pentheus to worship Dionysus?

  Because without wine, there would be no pleasure
• What does Dionysus make Pentheus wear?

  Women's clothing
• What happens to Pentheus?

  He is killed by his own mother and the other Bacchants
• Why didn't Agave realise she had killed Pentheus until the end of the play?

  Because Dionysus had driven all the women mad