It is the chorus that Creon assembles at the beginning of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus is made up of Theban elders. The elders are Thebes' most accomplished and respected senior citizens. They act to keep the audience entertained, informed about the play's characters and events, and instructed in the play's moral.
The purpose of the chorus is to explain to the audience what is happening. It's almost a narrator position. For example, the first chorus, is an introduction for the play. It tells the setting ("In fair Verona, where we lay our scene"), the basic plot of the play ("A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life"), and near the end it tells the audience to watch, and they will find out the story ("The which, if you with patient ears attend")
the narrator
The chorus at the beginning of Act IV links the action in the first half of the play, Acts I to III with that of the last two acts. "Impute it not a crime to me or my swift passage", says the chorus, "that I slide o'er sixteen years, and leave the growth untried of that wide gap". In a movie you might have the years whirling by on a calendar, or a CGI speed up of something getting old, or even a title card saying "Sixteen Years Later . . ." Shakespeare uses a chorus.
In the prologue, the audience learns that the houses of Montague and Capulet hold an "ancient grudge" against each other that remains a source of violent and bloody conflict. The Chorus states that from these two houses, two "star-crossed" lovers will appear. These lovers will mend the quarrel between their families by dying. The story of these two lovers, and of the terrible strife between their families, will be the topic of this play.
Shakespeare used a chorus in "Romeo and Juliet" to provide a concise summary of events and set the tone for the play. By framing the story with the chorus at the beginning and end, Shakespeare creates a sense of anticipation and gives the audience a glimpse into the tragic fate of the young lovers.
Yes, the chorus in "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare sets the scene and informs the audience that the story is about two young lovers from feuding families in Verona. They describe the tragic fate of these "star-crossed lovers" whose family rivalry ultimately leads to their untimely deaths.
It is the chorus that Creon assembles at the beginning of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus is made up of Theban elders. The elders are Thebes' most accomplished and respected senior citizens. They act to keep the audience entertained, informed about the play's characters and events, and instructed in the play's moral.
Games That Lovers Play was created in 1970.
The purpose of the chorus is to explain to the audience what is happening. It's almost a narrator position. For example, the first chorus, is an introduction for the play. It tells the setting ("In fair Verona, where we lay our scene"), the basic plot of the play ("A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life"), and near the end it tells the audience to watch, and they will find out the story ("The which, if you with patient ears attend")
the narrator
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.
Bach did not play hallelujah chorus. it was arranged by James Bastien and played by George Frideric Handel.
The chorus at the beginning of Act IV links the action in the first half of the play, Acts I to III with that of the last two acts. "Impute it not a crime to me or my swift passage", says the chorus, "that I slide o'er sixteen years, and leave the growth untried of that wide gap". In a movie you might have the years whirling by on a calendar, or a CGI speed up of something getting old, or even a title card saying "Sixteen Years Later . . ." Shakespeare uses a chorus.
The people of Thebes have been stricken by plague at the beginning of the play. The city is dying and the people are begging Oedipus to save them.
In the prologue, the audience learns that the houses of Montague and Capulet hold an "ancient grudge" against each other that remains a source of violent and bloody conflict. The Chorus states that from these two houses, two "star-crossed" lovers will appear. These lovers will mend the quarrel between their families by dying. The story of these two lovers, and of the terrible strife between their families, will be the topic of this play.
"Star-crossed lovers" refers to a couple whose relationship is doomed from the start due to external factors such as fate, societal norms, or family feuds. The term originated from Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" to describe the tragic love story of the two protagonists.