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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 did Greek actors do when they took part in plays?
They acted the main parts or sang and danced in the chorus.
What was the size of the chorus in plays by Aeschylus?
what was the size of the chorus in plays by Aeschylus
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.
Whose opinion did the chorus represent in Greek plays?
Usually the chorus represents the common people, the citizens, thus its opinion is either the common sense or -more often- a conservative perspective.
What was the chorus in an Ancient Greek play?
Religious festivals in honour of the gods were two types - athletics and theatre. The Olympics and others eg Nemean, Isthmian Games, were athletics. Theatre was the centrepiece of festivals at many cities - eg the Athenian Dionysius festival. At these festivals the plays consisted of a few actors and a chorus. The chorus sang and danced parts of the story of the plays to complement the actors' roles.
Who would take part in ancient Greek plays?
The male citizens - as actors and as the chorus. They played and sang female as well as male parts.
Is the chorus of any value to modern drama?
The Chorus still plays an integral part in modern theatre. In ancient Greek theatre, the Chorus would emphasize the main points of the plot line, just as the ensemble emphasizes the themes in song in modern musical theatre.
What was the function of the chorus in greek plays?
The Greek chorus was a group of approximately twelve actors who acted similar to modern narrators in Greek plays. They were integral to the plays and would sometimes have over half of the lines. Their job was to comment on the action in the play, either by speaking all together or by singing. They would dress similarly and wear masks. The role of the Greek chorus was to provide time for scene changes, give the main actors a break and time to prepare for the next scene, offer background information and information about the main themes, to offer an insight into a character's thoughts and feelings, and just generally act as a go-between for the audience and the actors. Incidentally, battles and murders were not allowed to be performed in Greek theatres and so the chorus would tell the audience of such events instead of them being acted out.
What language does the word chorus come from?
The word "chorus" comes from the Latin word "chorus" which means a group of singers or dancers performing together.
What are the techniques of the Greek chorus?
a technique ;)
