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Medea And The Chorus
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As you have learned, Greek drama evolved from the ritualistic
performances of a chorus at the Dionysian festivals. After the actor Thespis
stepped out of the chorus and began a dialogue with it, other characters soon
followed, and the chorus's role gradually diminished in size (from fifty members
t ....
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.... in the play. Or when on 1.256, when the
women introduce the entrance of Jason, Medea's husband. "Look: who is
coming? I see the sunlight glitter on lanceheads", says the first woman. Then
the second woman states "Oh, it is Jason!" these statements also show that
chorus members introduce the entrances of characters.
Also, the chorus recounted or interpreted past events in order to clarify
the plot. Such as when first woman on 1.53 says "I hear her crying again: it is
dreadful" meaning th.... |
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