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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.
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What is the function of the choragos in the drama Oedipus the king?
The Choragos Plays the lead role of the chorus
What are the techniques of the Greek chorus?
a technique ;)
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.
Chorus in Electra?
The Chorus in Electra, the Greek tragedy by Euripides, consisted of the virgin country women from Mycenae.
Why did Thespis change the Greek chorus?
He created "tragedy"
What did the chorus in Greek plays do?
they sang
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 the function of the choragos in the drama Oedipus the king?
The Choragos Plays the lead role of the chorus
What did Greek actors do when they took part in plays?
They acted the main parts or sang and danced in the chorus.
How many people were in the Greek chorus?
The chorus in Romeo and Juliet is one person. Although a director could decide to have more than one person saying the chorus's lines, it was not designed that way. The function of the Chorus in Greek drama was to comment on what was going on in the play, and consisted of a group or groups of people. Shakespeare retained the function but not the form; his chorus comments on the action but does not consist of a group of people.
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.
What is a chorus in musical theatre?
== == A group of actors who function as a unit, called a chorus, was a characteristic feature of the Greek tragedy. The members of the chorus shared a common identity, such as Asian Bacchantes or old men of Thebes. The choragos (leader of the chorus) sometimes spoke and acted separately. In some of the plays, the chorus participated directly in the action; in others they were restricted in observing the action and commenting on it. The chorus also separated the individual sins by singing and dancing choral odes, though just what the singing and dancing were like is uncertain. The odes were in strict metrical patterns; sometimes they were direct comments on the action and characters, and at other times they were more general statements and judgments. A chorus in Greek fashion is not common in later plays, although there are instances such as T.S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral, in which the Women of Canterbury serve as a chorus.
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.
What are the techniques of the Greek chorus?
a technique ;)
