Throughout Sophocles’ ancient tragedies, choruses performed acts of lamenting of terrible events, however, they do little to stop them. This might be because the chorus are to remain neutral and are not there to interfere with the journey of the story. In Oedipus, the Chorus goes through a distinct character arc. To begin with they are supportive of Oedipus. They belive he is the right man to help the save the city and is good for the people. However, as soon as Oedipus’ actions and behaviour becomes more unpredictable, they become uncertain and begin to question his motives. Although, by the end of the play, the Chorus is back in support of Oedipus and they lament his horrific
