incomprehensible‚ with the mainstays of theatrical convention largely demonstrating roots within Greek tragedy. The choric function is just one of these conventions. This essay hopes to explore various uses of the Chorus within Greek tragedies by Aeschylus and Sophocles‚ and then to analyse how traits of a Greek Chorus‚ and the choric function can be found within 20th Century Theatre. The Chorus in Greek tragedy was a large group (it is suggested between 12 and 30) of people who sang or chanted songs
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Virgil and Aeschylus justify violence‚ they both differ in two aspects. One takes away the power of the protagonists to choose and the other allows the protagonists to make their own decisions. The house curse influences Clytaemnestra to kill Agamemnon and Apollo commands Orestes to kill Clytaemnestra‚ his mother. In the other hand‚ the gods give Turnus and Aeneas the choice to kill or not to kill. The other aspect is‚ Virgil’s deaths and violent acts are between family‚ while Aeschylus’ acts of violence
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Greek times enveloped many revolutionary discoveries and creations‚ especially in the world of literature. Literature flourished in Greece with the help of poetry and drama. Three profound playwrights left a significant impact on Greek culture: Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ and Euripides. Out of the three most influential playwrights of ancient Greek times‚ Euripides turned out to be the most distinct. Euripides was born in 480 BCE on the island of Salamis. He lived during the time of the Peloponnesian War
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Prometheus‚ the protagonist in The Story of Prometheus by James Baldwin and Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus‚ should be seen as a champion of human rights‚ privileges‚ and place in the scheme of things because of the critical contributions he makes to mankind with his helping efforts and teaching of valuable life skills. After witnessing the cruel conditions in which mankind was living in‚ Prometheus uses a stalk of fennel to carry fire to mankind. With the spark of fire‚ Prometheus teaches them “how
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In all the works there are many literary devices that add to the meaning of the literature. In the beginning‚ in the Ancient time period‚ most works were influenced by Greek mythology and had a story line that began with a well-known legend. Aeschylus did the same when he wrote the trilogy Oresteia. The first play in the trilogy is Agamemnon‚ which was written with a theme of revenge. The background information says justice is the theme‚ but I think once you take justice into your own hands it
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whose efforts to improve human existence could also result in tragedy: Mary Shelley‚ for instance‚ gave The Modern Prometheus as the subtitle to her novel Frankenstein (1818). Contents * 1 Etymology * 2 Mythology * 2.1 Hesiod * 2.2 Aeschylus * 2.3 Other authors * 3 Religious cult *
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of the greatest poets competed for the prizes offered for the best plays. Of the hundreds of dramas written and performed during the classical age‚ only a limited number of plays by three authors have survived: Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ and Euripides. The earliest of the three was Aeschylus‚ who was born in 525 BC. He wrote between 70 and 90 plays‚ of which only seven remain. Many of his dramas were arranged as trilogies‚ groups of three plays on a single theme. The `Oresteia’ (story of Orestes)-consisting
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knowingly‚ readers won’t feel pity. The tragic hero must have a big moral flaw. • A significant difference between Sophocles and Aeschylus is that Sophocles thinks that fate is unconditional‚ and can not be avoided. Oedipus tries to avoid the oracle given about him that he will sleep with his mother and kill his father‚ but in the end‚ it still happens. Aeschylus’ thinking is that fate could be avoided. According to him‚ the oracle given to Laius was avoidable: “Do not beget a child; for if you
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The Libation Bearers and Hamlet Many of Shakespeare’s plays draw from classical Greek themes‚ plot and metaphors. The tragedies of Sophocles‚ Aeschylus‚ Euripides and Homer have themes like royal murders‚ assassinations by near relatives‚ the supernatural‚ ghostly visits‚ and vengeful spirits of the dead- themes which reappear in Shakespeare’s tragedies with a difference. Shakespeare’s tragic hero Hamlet and Aeschylus’s Orestes have a great deal in common. Both the plays are set in a time when
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because he “endured so much for the sake of a woman‚ now a woman’s hand has struck him dead”. (Aeschylus‚ Lines 1453-1454) There is no mention of Agamemnon bringing back Cassandra‚ and Agamemnon is portrayed like a martyr and hero taken from life too soon. Since the chorus condemns Clytemnestra Strongly for her adultery and maintains that “Revenge will come and [Clytemnestra] will pay‚ blow for blow”‚ (Aeschylus‚ Line 1430). It is a vicious cycle where violence will be met with only more violence as justification
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