The chorus in an Ancient Greek play was extremely important because it helped the viewers to follow along. Often times it summarized what happened in a certain act/scene/play, which helped people who did not understand it to, well, understand it. It also often provided insight into characters minds. It told things about the characters that they could not tell about themselves, which could help the viewer predict what was going to happen in the upcoming scenes.
Comedic Relief
Capulet calls for a sword, but Lady Capulet's lines 'offer' him a crutch instead. This is used to show how old and incapable Capulet would be in a street brawl with much younger and stronger fighters. Capulet refers to Montague 'flourishing his blade in spite' of him, which shows that Montague is not taking part in the actual fight either, just waving his sword around. This shows that the head of both houses are not actually effectual within the fight, but encourage its continuation regardless.
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