Question

What role does the chorus play in the first half of Antigone?
It ties up all the loose ends in the play.
It comments on the action and provides background information.
It offers insights into the characters’ motivations.
It explains the play’s events to the audience in simple language.

Answer 1

The corect answer here is that the chorus in the first half of Antigone play the role of commenting on the action and providing background information. This is often the role of the chorus in plays and musicals.

Answer 2

In Antigone, the chorus and chorus leader represent indeterminate people, but inhabitants of Thebes. They are elderly people who embody wisdom. They try to talk rationality into the main character, Antigone, and the king, Creon. Chorus support the King not because of respect for him, but because they fear him. Therefore, their judgement change in the play which make them open to different interpretations. In the first part, Chorus comment on characters' thought, and provide information about them and events.