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la his making 'fell© trip to Hades. And even Xanthlas do®#
this without anybody*a or any god*s overt help. He even ha®
to carry Dionysus * s equipment.
Dionysus possesses not Just human fallings and •floss
hut fallings and vices almost on an infrahiaan plane. HI®
mind, dwells en food, drink, and sexual gratification. He
also thinks of the entertainment of the theatre, but one can
imagine that he considers this type of entertainment only
while his body is recovering from the surfeited appetites of
the first three—food, drink, and sex. He Is cowardly and
cruel, and apparently rather weak physically, as one might
expect fro® Ms preoccupation with dissipation! he seems un-
able to take care of himself.
He has considerable relish for the argument In the agon,
but he admits that he oannot comprehend a came of the subtler
meanings in the contention between Euripides and Aeschylus.
His lack of understanding does not prevent him from Inter-
spersing his own comments, which are anything but profound,
«•#
O good, by Hermes!
I* ve not the least suspicion of what he meana.^®
low M© ysus*s slave Xanthlas la a perfect foil for his
master? he is physically strong, valiant, and sensible If not
shrewd. If he Is Imposed upon, It Is because he is socially
?Qfh« Frogs. 90.
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Branch, James Wesley. The Messenger in Shakespeare, thesis, May 1955; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130421/m1/66/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .