... or to call on the Gods in a story. The Chorus can be used for many different things. In the three plays, Agamemnon, Oedipus Rex, and The Bacchae, the Chorus is used for a variety of different reasons. These are three plays from ancient Greek times. They are from three different authors. In Agamemnon the Chorus ... does a lot of singing in the other plays, in this one there is also a lot of drums and dancing. The third and final play is The Bacchae. The Chorus in this play is more straightforward then in the others. The other two we read are more philosophical, and they take more time to ...

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... , they pity him but they fear for what will happen to him. Aristotle's definition of tragedy seems to fit into Oedipus Tyrannus exactly. Unlike other tragedies such as Euripides The Bacchae, there is no deviation from Aristotle's theory, it is followed to the latter, whether it's to do with the characters or the plot. The only point hat could be classed ... ...

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