o the play. In other words, it is used as a seasoning in the dish (play). Nomatter how good the chef (writer) is, without the seasoning (chorus), he is unable to provide that special flavor, thatzest (interest), that the meal (play) needs in order to add that complimenting appeal in to his (writers) work. In thesame notion, the chorus is added to help spice up the play, and not leave the audience wondering what the writer wastrying to imply through his work. Sophocles and other dramatists use “the chorus” as a notable element to portray animage, or an idea that they base their work on. In Antigone, Sophocles uses the chorus to show the chief concerns ofthe people of Thebes. As a matter of fact, all the tragic events occurring throughout the play are seen through theeyes of the chorus. When learning about history, we hear about the changes in form or the revision of style in an entity over aspecific period of time. We realize that given an interval of a few years or more, almost everything from man tomachine advances, and becomes more improved. Similarly in literature, the style or format evolves to adjust to thechange in time. Over the years, the art of drama in literature has also taken a turn, and has been reconstructed for thebetter. Drama has also taken many twists and turns in order to stay up to date with the developing world. Forinstance, in the early fourteen hundreds, drama became a popular source of entertainment. In order to amuse thepeople, the play used the chorus as a source to keep the audience tuned in and interested. In the earlier days, theseating arrangements were designed to place the wealthy, and royalties along the back of the theater. It is ironic howtoday people pay a whole lot of money for the same seats, which were considered bad or limited to those who did notearn a lot of money. A similar notion applies to the various regions that make up the art of drama. In order to contrastthe use of certain e...
