Similar to Medea The Bacchae's plot is centred around revenge as Dionysus the main character who is the Prince of Thebes and son of Zeus returns to the village of Thebes where he was born, disguised as a stranger he aims to seek revenge on his family that ruined his late mother's name. Likewise to Medea Dionysus plans his revenge where the subjects of the Killing of children and the play on gender are represented within the play.
An example of the killing of children within the play is the introduction of The Bacchae's Backstory that appears at the beginning of the play. This consists of the Murder of Dionysus's mother Semele a princess of Thebes and the alleged murder of her unborn child Dionysus, where she is struck by a bolt of lightning
An example of the killing of children within the play is the introduction of The Bacchae's Backstory that appears at the beginning of the play. This consists of the Murder of Dionysus's mother Semele a princess of Thebes and the alleged murder of her unborn child Dionysus, where she is struck by a bolt of lightning