ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The chorus in Classical Greek drama was a group of actors who described and commented upon the main action of a play with song, dance, and recitation. Greek tragedy had its beginnings in choral performances, in which a group of 50 men danced and sang dithyrambs-lyric hymns in praise of the god Dionysus.

Detailed explanation-2: -The purpose of the Greek chorus was to provide background and summary information to the audience to help them understand what was going on in the performance.

Detailed explanation-3: -tragedy. a drama that gives the audience an experience of catharsis. the five elements of a typical tragedy. prologue, parados, episode, stasimon, and exodus. prologue. parados. episode. stasimon. exodus. strophe and antistrophe. More items