CLA232H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Silenus, Trojan War, Tyrant
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2 types put against each other (sophrosune of apollo + dionysiac worship of ecstasy and excitement. ) Ambiguity of religion of itself and dionysiac religions, own ambiguity (unifying and terrorising) Dionysiac worship it always us to expense its religion (power of fear) Mimesis (1-eis ) imitation of relation. The play a mimesis of the action. Greeks fascinated about mimesis how it blurs the line between the real and the illusion. Agaia killing her child but thinks it"s a lion"s head she is carries. Puts on a costume of human being pentheus actually believes it"s a stranger. Multiple mimesis in terms of the actor. Which is the reality of which is the theatrical illusion. Metatheatrical calls its own reminder that it is a theatre. Pentheus changes personality ( becomes a women/ who he wears a female"s costume) Gets drawn into it and from imitating to becoming loses himself. The line of mimesis of reality is central in this play.
