... should not interpret something. They are often used as a device to pray 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 ... doors to see what was going to happen. That is when the Queen confesses to killing Agamemnon and Cassandra. The Chorus ends with saying that Agamemnon's son will return to avenge his father's death. In Oedipus Rex the Chorus a...

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... a more tragic plot with a lot of thought going into characters emotions and how they will affect the audience. Furthermore, in studying Aeschylus's Agamemnon we can see something very different from Oedipus the King but with the same idea that violence is not the center of the tragedy and does ... not have to be staged. In Agamemnon, unlike Oedipus the King the chorus does not give such a vivid description but we do have the offstage screaming: "Ah, I am struck a deadly blow and deep within! "chorus answers, "Silence: who cried out that he was stabbed to ... death within the house? (Ag...

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... from power because of pride or some other personality flaw. Well-known characters in some of the greatest Greek tragedians' plays illustrate this idea. In Aeschylus's Agamemnon, the title character is a returning king who behaves arrogantly and thoughtlessly. He is murdered by his wife and his kingdom falls apart. Sophocles's character Oedipus ... be prejudiced against those who hold power. He goes on to wage war and destroy innocent lives, angering both the people and the gods. The chorus predict his downfall: "The gods fail not to mark those who have killed many. The black Furies stalk...

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... although modern scholars debate the layout of particular theaters. These theaters held 15,000 to 20,000 spectators. As the importance of actors grew and that of the chorus diminished, the stage became higher and encroached on the orchestra space. The actors - all men - wore theatricalized versions of everyday dress, but, most important, ... , or groups of three, usually bound together by a common theme, and each trilogy was followed by a satyr drama (low comedy involving a mythological hero, with a chorus of satyrs). The titles of 79 of his plays are known, but only 7 have survived. The e...

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... is happening in the city. Until this murder is solved and the evil is gone, the plague will be present. One last example of irony occurs in the play of Agamemnon. In Antistrophe 1, on page 30, starting around lines 376 - 384, the chorus is talking about Agamemnon. The irony is occurring because; the chorus is actually talking about the defeat of Paris. ...

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... . He yields, though he knows that he is making a mistake, and gives her one more day. Medea must also conceal her purpose from everyone else in the play, except the chorus whom she must win over to her side. There is only one person who can and does pose a real obstacle to Medea's plans, who can effectively confront her with an ... themselves unjustly treated, would be huge and deadly. The epic poems [i.e., Homer's Iliad and Odyssey] do not really question Achilles' right to bring destruction on the Greek army to avenge Agamemnon's insults, nor Odysseus' slaughter of the entire younger g...

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... the advancement of humankind. Art instructs, reveals the truth, and expresses the highest feelings of humankind. Sophocles, the author of "Oedipus Rex," and Aeschylus, the author of "Promethus Bound" and "Agamemnon" were both masters of art, weaving the effects of discord between brash humans and divine entities. Their plays unveil the cold reality of the vulnerability of humans, which shadows Aristotle ... from this house depart" (429-431). Oedipus foolishly harbors feelings of superiority, as he does not heed this advice and acts as if he is untouchable from the gods. The Chorus fores...

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