His mother first,As priestess, led the rite of death, and fell upon him.He tore the headband from his hair, that his wretched motherMight recognize him and not kill him. 'Mother,' he cried,Touching her cheek, 'It is I, your own son Pentheus, whomYou bore to Echion. Mother, have mercy; I have sinned,But I am still your own son. Do not take my life!’In the sequel to this source a. Pentheus' mother kills him, and only later recognises his identity b. Pentheus is forced to defend himself by killing his mother c. Pentheus' mother recognises him and spares his life d. Pentheus' mother kills him and remains in ignorance of his identity

His mother first,As priestess, led the rite of death, and fell upon him.He tore the headband from his hair, that his wretched motherMight recognize him and not kill him. 'Mother,' he cried,Touching her cheek, 'It is I, your own son Pentheus, whomYou bore to Echion. Mother, have mercy; I have sinned,But I am still your own son. Do not take my life!’The play from which this source was taken was written in which century BC? a. the playwright's work was composed across two centuries, so we cannot tell b. sixth c. fifth d. fourth

His mother first,As priestess, led the rite of death, and fell upon him.He tore the headband from his hair, that his wretched motherMight recognize him and not kill him. 'Mother,' he cried,Touching her cheek, 'It is I, your own son Pentheus, whomYou bore to Echion. Mother, have mercy; I have sinned,But I am still your own son. Do not take my life!’This is an extract from which play? a. Aeschylus' Bacchae b. Sophocles' Bacchae c. Euripides' Bacchae d. Sophocles' Pentheus

When Pentheus accuses Dionysus of seducing the women at night, Dionysus exposes Pentheus's true nature with this comment:"______________________________________________."Group of answer choicesYour jealousy is plain, oh King.You are the one hoping to seduce women!You are a sexy beastThose who look for filth can find it at the height of noon.Next

Who was the father of Oedipus?

Jocasta committed suicide by hanging.       Taking down her body, Oedipus took hold of her brooches.       He gouged out his eyes.       WHY did Oedipus choose to blind himself?Group of answer choicesHe was always considered to be blessed with good looks, so he wanted to disfigure himself as penance for his sins.He could not bear the thought of having to face and see his parents who were now in the underworld.Eyes were considered the windows of the soul, so he did not want anyone to see the evil inside him.After pulling out one's hair, gouging out one's eyes was the highest level of showing sorrow for one's sins.Suicide was considered noble, but but Oedipus considered that option as "womanly."