The Bacchae
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The Bacchae Third Choral Lyric Summary
- The Chorus sings of a fawn escaping a hunter's net.
- They warn that men who disrespect the gods are punished.
- They sing beauty, joy, and punishing rivals.
- The ladies chant about how human hopes sometimes find success, but often come to nothing.
- They finish by saying that the luckiest men are those who are happy day by day.
