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What part of the Greek theatre was used primarily for processions of actors that began and ended each play?
A Greek play never truly began until the Chorus (a group of usually 12 or 15 trained citizens) entered. This entrance was called the Parodos, as the Chorus members would walk down the two aisles called the Parodi (Parodi- plural, Parodos- singular) into the Orchestra, or the circular portion of the theater. At the end of a play, the Chorus would make a second procession down the Parodi which was called an Exodus
The group of twelve or more singers and dancers commenting on the action of a Greek play is called the?
chorus
What role did the chorus play in Greek plays?
I can't believe someone would write that. I was in a greek play and I was chorus and the chorus were just townsfolk who told the story. The spoke in rhyme.
What role did the chorus play in Greek theoretical plays?
sabastion and the seven apples
What is a chorus in Julius Caesar?
In ancient Greek drama a chorus is a group of actors who commented on the action of the play in unison. Those plays were written hundreds of years before Julius Caesar lived. There is no chorus in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar.
What did the Greek chorus originally wear?
The tragic Greek chorus originally wore padded clothing, thick-soled shoes, large masks and long robes. The comic Greek chorus, on the other hand, wore thin-soled shoes and smaller masks with distorted, fanciful features, and varied between tunics, robes and skimpier clothing. <===3
How did people at the back of large Greek theatres hear what they were saying?
The Greek chorus served many parts, including summarizing and commenting on the play.
What is the opening song called in 'Antigone'?
The parados is the opening song in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the term parados describes the chorus' first entrance onto the stage. The entrance is accompanied by dancing and singing. So the original meaning is expanded to include the chorus' first song since it is so important for setting themes to be elaborated in the course of the play.
What is the role of the chorus in 'Antigone' and how does the chorus conform to society?
The provision of musical interludes in the intervals between the scenes of the play is one role of the chorus. The interval is called the 'stasimon'. The scene is called an 'episode'. The provision of a commentary on what happens in the play is another chorus role. So the roles come down to education and entertainment.The chorus conforms to society by making sure that it meets the expectations of the audience. That audience is drawn from segments of ancient Greek society. The ancient Greek audience expects to find a certain length and meter in the choral odes. They expect to hear the chorus singing and see the chorus dancing in first one direction and then the opposite. They expect to understand the play's backgroundand course of events through the choral commentaries. They expect to witness the transmission of legends and myths that reconcile the actions of mortals with the will of the gods.
What can the chorus leader do that the other chorus members cannot do in ancient Greek theater?
Interact directly with non-chorus characters is what the chorus leader can do that the other chorus members cannot do in ancient Greek theater.Specifically, the chorus is made up of respected, wise elders. Its members instruct the audience by explaining offstage and past events as well as onstage happenings. They entertain by dancing and singing across the stage. But they cannot interact directly with characters outside the chorus. Only the chorus leader can interact with both chorus and non-chorus members in the play.
What was a parados in ancient Greek times?
A parados was a song introducing the story of a play, sung by the chorus as it first entered the stage.The two side entrances to the stage (orchestra) through which the chorus entered to deliver the parados were each also called a parados (two paradoi)
In which novel did John Steinback employ a literary device similar to the intervention of the chorus in a Greek play?
Grapes of Wrath
