Their role was to:
- observe and comment on the action of the two or three actors
- forward the action of the plays
- garner sympathy for the heroes in the plays
- draw the audience in, even if the audience is already aware of the outcomes of the stories.
to provide a commentary on what is happening
The chorus of male citizens who participated.
I believe you mean the chorus :) they act as one, speaking wholly in unison, making a social commentary on the situation on stage!
The use of the chorus, the structure of the play, and also Dysart refers to ancient Greece multiple times.
In ancient Greek drama a chorus is a group of actors who commented on the action of the play in unison. Those plays were written hundreds of years before Julius Caesar lived. There is no chorus in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar.
to provide a commentary on what is happening
In ancient Greek tragedy, the number of actors was limited to three, but the chorus and chorus leader could also be used.
chorus
The chorus of male citizens who participated.
Entertainment and explanation are the purposes of the choral ode.Specifically, an ode is a poem characterized by complex stanzas and lyrical expression. A choral is sung by a chorus. The chorus in ancient Greek theater functions to entertain the audience and to explain onstage action and offstage events and references.
Ancient Greece. The form was first known as the Greek chorus.
chorus
It is typical of the ancient Greek Painting and art.
Interact directly with non-chorus characters is what the chorus leader can do that the other chorus members cannot do in ancient Greek theater.Specifically, the chorus is made up of respected, wise elders. Its members instruct the audience by explaining offstage and past events as well as onstage happenings. They entertain by dancing and singing across the stage. But they cannot interact directly with characters outside the chorus. Only the chorus leader can interact with both chorus and non-chorus members in the play.
The word "chorus" is not French in origin. It comes from the Ancient Greek word "khoros," which referred to a group of singers or dancers performing together.
I believe you mean the chorus :) they act as one, speaking wholly in unison, making a social commentary on the situation on stage!
A chorus