... cases where justice is claimed to be enacted by a character or a god like force, the playwrights encourage speculation as to whether the punishments delivered are reasonable. In "Antigone" and "The Bacchae," both authors address similar theme and concerns. Just as we saw in Plato's "Republic," the subject of the city-state and how it should be best governed and notions of ... ...
... 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 ...
