chorus Flashcards

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dramatic function

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  • songs gave background and summary info to help audience
  • commented on plays key themes
  • expressed what the characters couldn’t say i.e hidden fears
  • informed the audience how they might react to the drama
  • represent general pop of the story and contrasted to the plays important individuals
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Choral structure and size

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  • orginally 50
  • lowered to 12 under Aeschylus
  • Sophocles and Euripides used 15
  • the chorus would have a leader to speak for them
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stage management

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  • performed by signing, dancing, narrating, acting
  • had to help explain as there were only 1-3 actors on stage
  • used loud voices, synchronisation, echo, ripple and masks to fill the space
  • served as an opening and closing of the play
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their beginning of the play

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parados

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their end of the play

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exodus

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decline of the chorus

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  • before Aeschylus intdocued a second actor and Sophocles a third, the chorus were vital
  • over time they became serrated from dramatic action
  • dialogue and characterisation replaced the need for the chorus
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features of the chorus

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  • extravagant masks and costumes

- vocal effects such as synchronisation, echo and ripple

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