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To distinguish their role as the common folk.
Masks were simple, and fast, better for the plays than make-up.
The chorus would wear similar masks to difrenchiate them from the main characters.
Remember, the chorus is the population. They are fillers. So they too need masks to display emotion, etc.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoTo make the play more realistic to viewers. The audience could associate with the person visually by seeing the mask.
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