I have no idea how to start this post, but I have done much too much procrastinating so here goes.
I think it would be an understatement to say that there is a lot going on in Euripides’s Bacchae. Yet, one element (or theme rather) stood out to me. This is a theme of structure, of rules and order. I believe that the Bacchae is a warning that there can be too much order and structure in life. That strict law and order should be in balance with mayhem and a bit of chaos every now and then.