Think before you speak or Once it's out there, it's out there?
The town follows a tradition that kills someone once a year. Everyone agrees that the tradition must be followed, simply because it's a tradition, that is until they themselves are chosen to die. The townspeople do not want to die, but they are unwilling to break from tradition.
Answer:
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.
