Creative Writing: Create a Chorus Scene
Encyclopedia Britannica explains the chorus in this way: "While the tragic protagonists act out their defiance of the limits subscribed by the gods for man, the chorus expresses the fears, hopes, and judgment of the polity, the average citizens. Their judgment is the verdict of history."
Think back to the chorus odes so far in the play: lines 181-248, 562-612, and 1032-1078. Note the function that these poems serve for the play and the style they are written in. They tend to be elevated in language and, more than just providing narration, they also provide commentary on why a situation is tragic.
Assignment: Write a Choral Ode (to be added to the play where there is not one currently).
Interpretation: for the audience; an important theme or symbol (seeing vs. blindness is an example)
Audience and Structure: The audience should be Sophocles' Greek audience. Your ode should be in verse form (or written like a poem), but like Oedipus, it does not need to rhyme.
Length: It should be at least half a page in length, but no more than one page.
Style: elevated in language (formal, includes imagery, figures of speech, eloquence); more than just providing narration, it should be a commentary on why a situation is tragic.
