Greek chorus

attack Thermopylae, where they were met with only 5,000 Greeks. Sparta sent an army of 1,000 of its most powerful, dedicated, and blood-hungry elites to hold the pass of that mountain, so that the rest of Greece could prepare its defenses for whatever came to attack them. That mere army of 1,000 was able to hold that pass for 3 whole days, where the new king of Persia was completely perplexed. But, it was inevitable, because a man betrayed the Greeks, by telling the Persians of another way out. So after

From reading Philip Taggs article “Analysing Popular Music: Theory Method and Practice he made many important points about the theme tune to the TV series Kojak and Abba’s Fernando. He believed that there was a serious need for the study of popular music as it is an undeveloped area of study, while many people thought of the study of popular music as a laughing matter. He also believed this study was important especially for music teachers teaching children who are thought all about “serious music”

Gerald Mast, “Before the Ball: American Musical Theater Before American Musicals,” Can’t Help Singin’: The American Musical on Stage and Screen, 7-24 This dense excerpt provides the reader with a rapid overview of American Musical Theater Before American Musicals. The reading explains the reasons why multiple shows and musicals failed and how their plot and lyrics were preserved in writing. It recounts how the shows embraced the new technologies to provide more powerful shows. One of the multiple

Throughout history, music has been seen as a medium in which different people all over the world can relate. Adorno criticizes, however, that songs that have the most “hits” on the top music charts or are most listened to, otherwise known as popular music, are being produced for and consumed by the masses as a commodity. He identifies popular music as being a part of a culture used for capitalism, and that we as listeners, are falling into a trap in which we believe songs have individuality and

Euripides, allows the readers to see how some of the Greek culture, religion, social norms, family structure, gender roles, and language/literacy shows up in the work. In Medea, the family structure plays into some of the roles of how Ancient Greece families were. Their family consisted of a wife, husband, and children just like the Greeks. They had a house where they lived in Corinth, but that’s where the family structure started to take a turn from Greek families. Jason wasn’t Medea’s master, she had

Greek literature is an assortment of compositions in the Greek dialect, with a constant history reaching out from the first thousand years B.C.E to the present day. From the earliest starting point, journalists were Greeks living in Greece, as well as in Asia Minor, the Aegean Islands, and Magna Graecia (Sicily and southern Italy). After the successes of Alexander the Great, Greek turned into the main language of the eastern Mediterranean and the Byzantine Realm. Writing in Greek was created over

of the tragedy, the audience is already aware of the famine, the prophecy fulfilled by Oedipus, and the tragic outcome of the whole ordeal; in order to ensure an emotional experience, the Chorus goes into great detail about the suffering the citizens of Thebes face. For instance, in the first Choral Ode, one Chorus member goes into dark detail about the overarching death due to the famine and plague in Thebes: Wasted thus by death on death All in our city perish. Corpses spread infection round;

Assignment #1 - Chapter #2 Greek Theatre 1. Who is the god of wine, fertility, and revelry? Dionysus is the god of wine, fertility, and revelry. 2. What does DEUS EX MACHINA mean? DEUS EX MACHINA translates to "God out of a machine." 3. What is THESPIS most noted for? Thespis is most noted for his act of leaving the chorus, jumping on the alter, and assuming the role of the god. He was the first playwright, and the first actor. He also won the first Greek tragedy contest. 4. What

The ancient Greeks highly valued the strength and power in a spoken word. Political, economic, cultural, and social life of the Ancient Greeks can be seen in their plays. They thus relied on words to communicating. Their desire to communicate and pass crucial information led to the creation of numerous plays across the region. The ancient Greek plays were both entertaining and educative thus reflecting on the kind of life that this person lived (Hogan 11). Their settings can suggest a lot about the

Clytemnestra. Electra does not know what to say on behalf of Clytemnestra, so she asks the Chorus, the slave women, for advice. They pray for Orestes to come back. While Electra and the slave women are praying, Orestes and Pylades appear from the trees. Orestes reveals that the oracle of Apollo told him that he needed to go back to Argos and avenge Agamemnon. Orestes, Electra, and the Chorus then sing and chant to Agamemnon asking for help to avenge his death. Orestes then discovers