The quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon in Book 1 demonstrates the core value in Homeric society that personal honor is paramount. After being forced into returning his war prize‚ Chryseis‚ Agamemnon is outraged by the idea that Achilles would be able to keep Briseis‚ and demands another prize as a replacement. In arguing with Achilles‚ Agamemnon states‚ If the army‚ in a generous spirit‚ voted me Some suitable prize of their own choice‚ something fair- But if it doesn’t‚ I’ll just
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The voice of the Chorus in Otello Even though he wanted to have an opera with no chorus‚ later on‚ Verdi himself considered this idea ‘crazy’. We would have not missed much of the plot without a chorus‚ but we would have definitely missed much of the artistic colour. There are four main Chorus parts in Otello‚ but there are also a few incidental entries. When writing the opera‚ Verdi had in mind the singers from La Scala‚ in Milan. The Chorus numbered 104 voices – 64 men and 40 women‚ to which
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Role of the Chorus The Chorus is a group of actors that speak‚ sing‚ and dance together. The Chorus is part of a ritual theme in Greek tragedy plays. In each play the Chorus many functions‚ and sometimes can have similar roles as other choruses in other plays. Specifically in the Bacchae‚ a play by Euripides and in Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ the Chorus were an important part of the play and had different functions. In the Bacchae‚ the Chorus’ was more reserved an not so involved but their main
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individuals. The chorus consists of a group of Theban elders‚ and they serve as the voice of the people. These men are considered the wisest in all of Thebes. “Their attitude to what is going on is always shaped by their responsibilities and special interest of their position” (Kirkwood 3). The chorus is not attached to any one character specifically; it reacts to its own thoughts and emotions (3). The chorus is often used to create breaks in the scenes of plays‚ but in Antigone‚ the chorus serves a greater
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impact that a certain structure of a tale can have. In Euripides’ Medea‚ the inclusion of the chorus in the structure of the play serves as an essential instrument designed for a vast array of uses. The chorus foreshadows imminent events‚ reveals cultural and contextual information‚ enlightens characters on foregoing events and provides commentary on Medea’s actions. The interaction amongst the chorus and the play’s primary characters reveals pivotal contextual information pertaining to the play’s
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Aeschylus’ Agamemnon of The Oresteia has one of the most morally intriguing characters and story lines in all of ancient Greek tragedies. Clytemnestra‚ the queen and wife of Agamemnon has many reasons for why she murdered him; however‚ it is difficult to quickly jump to conclusions on her innocence. The inherent nature of Greek tragedies‚ the belief in prophecy and fate‚ and the lack of marital faithfulness are all themes in Agamemnon that weigh heavily on the debate of her innocence. Through passages
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“Hallelujah Chorus” by George F. Handel The Baroque era is a style or period of European music between the years of 1600 and 1750. The term Baroque was derived from a Portuguese word meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” A well known piece during this period is the “Hallelujah Chorus” written by George F. Handel. This piece includes many elements such as the composer’s life and his accomplishments‚ composition‚ and personal reflection of the listener. A composer is a person who writes music in
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Similar to the Chorus‚ the Nurse is also very compassionate with Medea and depicts the effect of Jason’s actions on her and her children. The wickedness and evilness of Jason is highlighted as his betrayal of Medea resulted in his misery. In the same time‚ they let the audience know of her internal conflict‚ as “this passion of hers is an irresistible flood.” (p. 23). As mentioned by the Chorus‚ Medea’s hate is not only for the broken oath but it is also for her loneliness‚ as they say to her: “a
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ANALYSIS OF AESCHYLUS’ AGAMEMNON Agamemnon concedes as a very disturbing in play‚ since he is a vicious man so killed the previous king of Argos for the throne and marry the daughter‚ which is Clytemnestra. The other reasons are the sacrifices of Iphigenia to Artemis‚ and I just can’t conceive of killing his blood relative and in some point he didn’t even think a mercy to his daughter. Then another one is admiring the half sister of Clytemnestra‚ which is Helen. The last one is
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In Aeschylus’ Agamemnon there are many different opinions about what kind of king and commander Agamemnon was. Some argued that he was good‚ while others dispute that his motives were wrong. Clytemnestra‚ Agamemnon’s wife‚ gained a strong hatred for him‚ after he sacrificed his own daughter so he could go to war. Many believe that this was not necessary and could have been overcome. The chorus seems to agree with this to an extent‚ and feels that Agamemnon could have prayed and requested that
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