How Does Sophocles Use The Voice Of Choragus And The Chorus?

The play Antigone by Sophocles is a play like no other. There are three major themes or ideas which have a very important role in the play. The first major theme is fate, on how the play comes about and the turn of events that come about throughout it. Another main theme or idea is the pride the characters have and their unwillingness they have to change their minds once they are set on something. The last major theme is loyalty and the practical problem of conduct involving which is a higher law between the divine laws and those of the humans. It is an issue of which law is the "right" law, and if Creon and Antigone's acts are justifiable or not. The issues that Antigone and Creon have between them

The end of this ode from the chorus, however could be advice applied to both Antigone and Creon, as the play unfolds, and therefore increases the moral ambiguity which seems to be a core function of the chorus at many times throughout the play.

By examining the use of ethos and pathos in Antigone, it is clear that they both help to achieve Sophocles purpose. His purpose in writing the play was to show people that they need to stand up for what they believe in, even if that means they have to defy the government. Ethos is prevalent throughout the play with use of determining if things appeal to the greater good and if things are credible. Pathos is also prevalent throughout Antigone when the characters use personal beliefs, threats, and calls to action. The two rhetorical methods of ethos and pathos are used in many ways, to achieve Sophocles purpose.

In Sophocles’s play Antigone,

The author relies upon literary devices such as diction and allusion to convey Antigone’s pitiful and foreboding state of mind. A feeling of pity is suggested by the author’s use of diction. Sophocles uses certain phrases such as, “Look upon me, friends, and pity me”, and “I feel the loneliness of her death in mine” to portray Antigone’s tone of pity because of her current situation. In the first paragraph, the chorus describes Antigone being led to the chamber where she will meet her death sentence. The line that says: “I can no longer stand in awe of this, nor, seeing what I see, keep back my tears” also conveys a feeling full of sorrow because it gives the reader a greater sense of the tragic trial Antigone must face.

One has the capability to determine from right and wrong and having the determination to stand up for what one believes in, no matter what the price is. In Sophocles’ Antigone, a written dramatic play, Sophocles portrays the theme that at times of one’s life, it is necessary to follow moral law and ignore political law. In the play, a determined and courageous woman named Antigone is loyal to her beloved brother by granting him a proper burial and having to suffer the consequences for revolting. Throughout Antigone, several incidents occurred where the political law was of no importance to the individual. Conflicts between Antigone and Ismene and then with Creon and Antigone are examples of the theme. The theme also ties with the

The Chorus in Sophocles’ Antigone plays an interesting role in the sense that, not only do they serve as characters in the story, but they also as a party able to interact with the audience. They function as a personification of Sophocles’ own opinions in the major conflict between Creon and Antigone of which authority ranks higher: man, or gods. However, as they are also characters this insertion of the playwrite’s is not jarring. By the end of the play, it is evident that the Chorus mostly on the side of Antigone.

As the tragedy concludes, the chorus issues its final words: "Pray for no more at all. For what is destined for us, men mortal, there is no escape," demonstrating how justice remains impartial to the prejudice of men; those who make imprudent judgments will ultimately suffer from the consequences of their actions. In Sophocles' Antigone, these prejudices notably surface in the form of paternalism as demonstrated through Creon's government, highlighting the importance of gender roles throughout the play. Therefore, analyzing the motif of gender roles and its effect on the definition of justice through the perspectives of Ismene, Antigone, and Creon enables the audience to understand how Sophocles' macroscopic analogy to humanity's

trying to imply through his work. Sophocles and other dramatists use "the chorus" as a notable element to portray an

The play “Antigone” is a tragedy by Sophocles. One main theme of the play is Religion vs. the state. This theme is seen throughout the play. Antigone is the supporter of religion and following the laws of the gods and the king of Thebes, Creon, is the state. In the play Creon has made it against the law to bury Antigone’s brother, something that goes against the laws of the gods, this is the cause of most conflict in the story. This struggle helps to develop the tragic form by giving the reader parts of the form through different characters.

A final cultural difference is the importance of the chorus and its use in the plays Agamemnon, Oedipus, and Medea. The chorus was not highly involved in the action of the plays. In general, the chorus’ main functions were to create a psychological and emotional background to the action through its odes. It introduces and questions new characters, as well as point out the importance of events as they occurred, to establish facts and avow the outlook of society. Finally, the chorus covers the passage of time, between events, and separates episodes (Calder 21). Within the play Agamemnon, by Aeschylus, the chorus represents the voice of wisdom of the city as well as its limitations (Novelguide). The chorus’ limitations are clear when they fail to

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        However, in addressing the role of the Chorus in this play, I think it is vital that one decides whether the role of the Chorus is and objective role, inserted in to the play by Sophocles and unaffected by the audiences perception, or whether the role is subjective, and the

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