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 sin to which Pentheus refers is a. his dressing up as a woman b. his opposition to the worship of Dionysus c. his granting to the women of Thebes too much freedom d. his murder of political opponents

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

n the play the Bacchae, Dionysus is described as a "stranger… with golden scented  hair tumbling down to his shoulders, a skin that glows like wine, and eyes that_____________________."Group of answer choicesPromise Aphrodite's secret charmssee through the thoughts of menMelt even the hardest heartpromise compassion and releas