Question

What role does the chorus serve in general? What function does the chorus play in Sophocles’s Antigone?

Answer 1

Answer:

The chorus comments on the actions of the other characters in the play. It also fills in the blanks for the audience by providing background information, and it recites the prologue and the epilogue. In Antigone in particular, the chorus gives the audience a glimpse into the mindset of Creon’s subjects, their innermost fears, and where their loyalties lie.

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Answer 2

In Antigone the Chorus at times directly affects the action of the play. ... The main functions of the Chorus are to comment on the action of the play, give back story, and to connect the play to other myths. Sophocles also uses the Chorus to expound upon the play's central themes.