Since we have wrapped up our reading of Antigone I wanted to focus on the use of the chorus in the play. There is no wrong answer to these questions as lond as you can show that you have put thought in to each one.
-What does the Chorus add to the play?
-What would the play be like without the chorus?
-What information does the chorus bring to the tale?
-How does the chorus interact with the main characters?
-What aspect of this tragedy impacted you the most?
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The Chorus adds, in my opinion, story without the regular characters speaking it.
ReplyDeleteIt wouldnt have some metephors or allusions that go along with the story.
The history and background of Oedipus.
They talk to Creon and agree with him so they wont make him angry.
The fact that Antigone died first, because i expected haimon to kill himself first.
Kyle COLLINS
ReplyDeleteThe Chorus adds closure to each scene of antigone. It also adds things that give insight into whats going to happen later in the play.
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't have as much closure at the end of each scene and it wouldn't flow into the next scene as well.
It gives insight into whats going to happen in the next scene. It also give imformation about the characters and what they did in that following scene.
The Chorus doesn't directly interact with the characters, but they do interact with the character through the Choragos in a way. I think the Choragos expresses the ideas of the Chorus.
I didn't expect Eurydice to die. I was surprised that everybody Creon loved the most died and that he was left alive. It actually made you feel sorry for Creon.
-The Chorus really is just an extra person to me, I don't really understand much about them.
ReplyDelete-The play without the Chorus would just be a play with out an Ode.
-It tells about Antigone's father and love.
-The Chorus didn't really interact with the characters that much but if they were asked a question is would be what Creon wanted.
-I think it was Antigone and everyone dying because a law Creon made.
-Taylor
the chorus is like a extra man. it just let you know whats going on and give you better info about the other chaiters, it wouldnt have the ode which gives you deeper feeling and details. basicly the history or what is going to happen and about it. well it desnt really react with any chartor except the chorgos which just help him out. i didnt think crean family would die and espacily becasue it was all his fault.
ReplyDeleteAt the end of each scene the Chorus adds its opinion to what just happened throughout the last scene. This helps immensely when having to compare the characters and because of the Chorus you can see the different point of views form the different characters.
ReplyDeleteWithout the chorus the play would be incomplete or at least that's my opinion. The Chorus gives a different way to look at each scene and helps us, as the readers; see what went on through a new point of view.
The Chorus brings us information about legends or tales that have happened in the past. This helps as compare Antigone to different tales and helps us recognize different curses caused by the Gods.
The Chorus interacts with the main characters by giving us information about the characters that we don’t know and haven’t heard about. This helps us learn a lot more about each character and where they are from and there backgrounds. Without the Chorus we wouldn’t have as much information about all the characters.
The aspect that impacted me most in this tragedy is thinking about having to choose to do what you know is right and having to loose your life in the process. That would be so hard to do and I don’t know if I could ever be that giving.
Beth Cummings
The chorua to me is basically a better insight about what has happened in the play, the chorus also helps readers to go more in thinking mode than a basic summary.
ReplyDeleteI think the play without the chorus would be basically just a play without a deep insight and maybe an outlook for the future, I wouldnt want to have the play without the chorus because it makes me think about things I normally wouldnt think about.
The chorus brings information like what will happen ,what has happened and what has happened in ancient greek times.
The chorus gives us information that we havent been told and the chorus also gives us information about their personalities and what will happen to them.
The thing that reached me the most was being prideful and the effects of it if you just listen to yourself.
In my opinion, the chorus adds not only the worship element of Greek theater, but also the relatability. If there are a group of somewhat normal people, the action that takes place seems more real. It also shows us how easy it is to fall under peer pressure and become mindless drones. It emphasizes the importance of individuality.
ReplyDeleteWithout the chorus, the play would be less confusing in one way, but more in another. The chorus gives the audience breaks inbetween action to explain what just occured, but does it in an indirect and rather confusing manner. With no chorus, there would be fewer characters, and no element of the general public.
The chorus brings explanations of events and of human motivation. It describes the human thought proccess in material terms. It also refers to other tales that added another layer of relatability to the Greeks who would have viewed it at the time.
The chorus's interaction with the characters differs, depending on the character. In general, it agrees with the Choragos, its representative, follows Creon, its commander and a threatening presence, and has a fickle view toward Antigone. When they are on stage at the same time, they criticize her and call her fool. But during the Odes, they pity her and mourn for the loss of the royal family.
This tragedy impacted me with the hopelessness of it all. Every character just accepted that they would die and that nothing would be good for them again. They think too highly of fate, and it doesn't occur to them that they can change it. We know that our lives are in our own hands, but when something goes wrong for them, that's it. They don't try to be strong and deal with the things life throws at them. They just accept it and die off like sheep in a slaughterhouse.
-Kelsey Weems
The Chorus kind of closes the scene.. They are like somebody who knows everything, they know what will happen.
ReplyDeleteThe play, to me, wouldn't be very different without the chorus. We just wouldn't know some of the foreshadowing and we wouldn't understand it as much because they link the story to other Greek tragedies.
The chorus tells us things that we might not know yet. They foreshadow what might happen in the play and they tell us more information about the characters.
The chorus interacts when there's a problem.. (In my opinion) They usually give advice to the character(s) when they are about to make a mistake.
The tradegy impacted me with all the death and hopelessness. I feel so sorry for Creon, because he loses everyone he loves. Althought it's his own fault. They think that because somebody in their ancestry made a mistake, that it will happen to them too and they just accept it. When really, they control their future and what they do. So really just the fact that they had no hope for life.
--Jenae Hardcastle
The chorus adds the aspect of worship in which this festival was created; during the play, the playwright might not worship the god like he's supposed to. The chorus adds that to keep it religious; they also add insight into which what is happening during the play. It also gives us a historical backround.
ReplyDeleteIt would not be as easy to understand. It also wouldn't be as religious.
It gives us a summary, or when the scene changes, it tells us what's going on.
They talk about him.
Just tthat if one thing had changed, things would have been monumentally different.
The chorus adds a different perspective to the play by using poetry. They also act as a kind of summary to the previous events.
ReplyDeleteThe play would have holes in it. Without the Chorus's summary of each scene, we might not look at the story in different ways. They also use foreshadowing. Without the foreshadowing, there would be no suspense, and without suspense, the story loses some of its interest.
They usually bring historical accounts that pertain to the events that are happening at the current time. Those events were well known by the Greeks at that time, so it was easier to understand and relate to the story.
In one instance, the chorus speaks to Antigone directly. She blames her father for her impending doom. The chorus intercedes though and says that she has only herself to blame for her death.
What affected me the most about Antigone is that everyone but Creon died. I understand that for Creon to be the tragic hero, he must endure great loss. But having all of his loved ones die, plus some, seemed a little extreme.
Daniel Austin (sorry for the extreme, extreme tardiness)