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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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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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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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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Role of Students in Communal Harmony It is said that the real strength of a nation depends not so much on its natural resources or on its military capabilities but rather on its students. They constitute the backbone of a nation as well as the pillar on which the national edifice is built. They are the real wealth of a nation. Students play a very important role in our society. Every person looks upon the students for the welfare as well as the development of the society and the nation. A
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Understanding 1) Where does the story take place? - Most of the story takes place in Wales. We do hear about other places such as Portugal Place where Elliot and Lucy lived before they moved to Wales. We also hear about the Juhu beach that is located in India. However‚ I do believe that most of the story does take place in Wales. When the narrator is using flashbacks to tell about past events it takes place in England. 2) Who is the narrator and where does he come from? - The narrator is called
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Essay Racial harmony "Harmony makes small things grow‚ lack of it makes great things decay." - Sallust (Roman historian) In modern society the problem of racial intolerance particularly draws our attention. It is not surprising due to the fact that any insensitive remarks or decisions made by people of different nations cause a lot of racial riots and strikes. Undoubtedly‚ without mutual understanding between nations‚ a country would lose its peacefulness and become unstable which
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Communal Harmony: India’s Foremost Character and Necessity * Posted by Dr. Ravindra Kumar on December 16‚ 2010 at 11:30am * For thousands of years Bharat‚ that is India‚ a land of unity in diversity has maintained a distinctive position among the nations of the world. People from diverse communities have lived together in India although the majority community consists of followers of one particular religious-belief; for‚ secularism and communal harmony have always played a vital and significant
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level and over the world at the macro level. But why are we ruffling our feathers over such an issue? Why is it so relevant for our present times? Let us discuss. As we all know the core criterion for a country’s national integrity is its communal harmony and especially for a country like ours where oodles of people of different caste creed and religion live in unison‚ maintaining a delicate balance amongst various such kaleidoscopic communities is the bare necessity for the smooth functioning of our
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There have been moments in almost everyone’s day-to-day living when one has experienced the true joy of living‚ with calm‚ peace and tranquility. What has usually disturbed these moments are memories of guilt and shame‚ carried by the ego and which resurfaces every now and then‚ causing discomfort. These feelings could be because of one’s own (mis) deeds or another’s. What if you can be totally convinced that no action is anyone’s doing‚ that all action was merely a happening that simply
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