born to die young and that’s her fate. Telling everything ahead of time makes the audience lose the element of surprise/life being loss. It makes the audience feel strong emotion toward Antigone from the start. The Chorus in Jean Anouilh's Antigone is very much different from Sophocles’ version. As said the chorus opens the play with a long explanation of background of the characters and the events of the play. In Sophocles’ Antigone, the audience would've known these details. Anouilh seems to be narrating the story and giving some important background information to the audience to help them know more of the play. This prologue which shows the distancing of the audience from the play due to plot summary, etc is effective because it aids the
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Here, the chorus function as an advisor to Creon. The chorus can be seen as playwright intervening/interrupting the audience and the characters through the play. The time where Creon starts being cruel to Antigone, chorus interrupts and tells Creon to spare her life. The chorus corrects Creon’s tyranny mind on Antigone and told him she’s a child. Chorus also warns Creon about Haemon’s state. According to great philosophers like Aristotle, one of the chorus main functions should be to act as a character. Therefore it interacts with other characters and it points out important moral points. In Antigone, the chorus certainly functions as a character. As i talked about before, interacting with Creon was very vital role because it helps develop his character and makes him relevant. The chorus made the audience aware of three things: Creon’s flaw, his power corrupting him and later his realization of his mistake. All this aids the audience appreciate the play …show more content…
It serves to enlighten the audience with necessary information like the characters and the plots background. Also give commentary on the plays genre and the main themes. Overall the chorus is extremely important/essential in Antigone because of the results of its functions. The chorus helps with the overall development of the play and taking on as a character to strengthen/deepen the audience emotion
Here, the chorus function as an advisor to Creon. The chorus can be seen as playwright intervening/interrupting the audience and the characters through the play. The time where Creon starts being cruel to Antigone, chorus interrupts and tells Creon to spare her life. The chorus corrects Creon’s tyranny mind on Antigone and told him she’s a child. Chorus also warns Creon about Haemon’s state. According to great philosophers like Aristotle, one of the chorus main functions should be to act as a character. Therefore it interacts with other characters and it points out important moral points. In Antigone, the chorus certainly functions as a character. As i talked about before, interacting with Creon was very vital role because it helps develop his character and makes him relevant. The chorus made the audience aware of three things: Creon’s flaw, his power corrupting him and later his realization of his mistake. All this aids the audience appreciate the play …show more content…
It serves to enlighten the audience with necessary information like the characters and the plots background. Also give commentary on the plays genre and the main themes. Overall the chorus is extremely important/essential in Antigone because of the results of its functions. The chorus helps with the overall development of the play and taking on as a character to strengthen/deepen the audience emotion