From the beginning of the Bacchae, Pentheus seems to be the only rational person in the play. He does not give into his temptations to join the others to frolic in the forest. He is however very intrigued by Dionysos's offering to join in on the fun and festivities of nature. Pentheus had an original instinct when confronted with the particular opportunity that Dionysos set before him. He was to deny the temptations and go with his original instincts resulting in using his rational thoughts. This meant that Pentheus had to put his transgressions aside and look for the good in this situation. He could not omit his original curiosity that he entailed from the stories of Dionysos and the first hand accounts from citize

In conclusion, we all long for what we can not have in life. It's a part of human nature to thrive by our own personal morals and values, but also live by society norms. Pentheus was tempted because of human nature, but he couldn't reveal his feelings because of his pride. In the end his curiosity got the best of him. As we read in the play, Pentheus climbed up a tree to finally see what he had been rejecting to see all along. Thus the God of wine eventually got the best of him after Pentheus revealed his vulnerability of his own human nature.

Dionysos had a master plan to overtake Pentheus's senses from the very beginning. I compare Dionysos to the serpent, or Devil that eventually bribed Eve to do something she was strictly told not to do in the garden Eden. It took some force on the serpents' part but he eventually succeeded in this coercion tactic. Instincts that are imparted in our values are not easily overcome. The temptation is always there however to break the mold and lust after something that seemed inconceivable when first confronted with the situation. Symbolic interaction comes into play here. A symbolic meaning of morality is created by Pentheus and in turn his own language is produced. Pentheus feels he should d

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