Chorus

Question 1

Chorus’ role

Answer 1

bridge between audience and actors to assist conveyance of meaning
stasimon = chorus sections that help audience form their own opinion and encourage cathartic experience
ballast of the play= stability
foreshadowers

Question 2

Interpretation of Chorus

Answer 2

ideal audience
pious
wise
stability
loyalty to leader - restraint
defer to power

Question 3

Chorus casting

Answer 3

12-15 elderly men of the same height
5’4
long white beards and hair
short and stout

Question 4

Chorus costume

Answer 4

long brown cloaks with beige/ red chitons underneath
brown cothurnus
beige masks with exaggerated expressions that change throughout play for differing opinions= Sophocles’ chorus

Question 5

Audience response to Chorus

Answer 5

provides info and guides them to form opinion = traditional and modern
conveys true loyalty to laws of gods/ man = traditional audience
spokesperson for public opinion
intimidating when in unison = engaging and tension

Question 6

Chorus’ key moments

Answer 6

Odes and exodus