![]() ![]() but how to process the same degradations when they're the norm? We have a deft vocabulary for new and shocking indignities. My favorite slice is the added messiness when grave injustice becomes common. But not in a bad way–even painted in such brash strokes, there's plenty to chew on. ![]() “Medea”, by comparison, wears its heart on its sleeve. The comeuppance for an arrogant man’s hubris requires no added explanation, but the presentation of Bacchic madness, and particularly the extended coda (post-tearing her son limb-from-limb), are a bit harder to parse. “The Bacchae” is a bit less accessible at a first pass. And the imagery is just so vivid and universal. Richly specific, with that distinctive rhythm of Greek tragedy keeping you rooted in that sense of place. Sparse, just a few characters and a chorus speaking on stage. ~2500 years later, still hard to top the thrill of women inflicting grotesque violence on their children. ![]()
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