Question

character of Bacchus in metamorphosis???

Answer 1

Ovid employs Bacchus as a means to linking different stories in Metamorphoses book 3; sexual themes are explored as Ovid’s characters struggle to contain their affections within platonic boundaries. At the same time they often fail to identify themselves as either the subject or the object of their affairs. As a mortal longs for the corpus of their loved one in vain, they experience frustration that only death can rival in strength. Indeed, this is exactly what takes place; as the descendents of Cadmus attempt to rival the gods, their own passion is turned against them, resulting in imminent death.