LITERATURE QUESTIONS
INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDIES
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Members of the audience who comment on the play’s actions
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Characters who remind the audience that the play is fictional
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A group of characters who comment on the actions of the play while participating in them
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A group of characters who comment on the actions of the play while not participating in them
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Detailed explanation-1: -chorus, in drama and music, those who perform vocally in a group as opposed to those who perform singly. 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The chorus is the part of a song that is usually repeated at least twice during the song’s runtime. In the song’s structure, the chorus most often takes place between verses and can be preceded by a shorter section known as a pre-chorus.
Detailed explanation-3: -The chorus is used to provide information to the audience, often about events that could not take place on stage. They also fill the gaps in the story or progress the narrative. They have a direct relationship with the audience as well as the characters. They communicate the moral message of the plays.
Detailed explanation-4: -The chorus speaks directly to the audience and tells the basic background history of Faustus and explains that the play is to concern his downfall. The chorus is also used to express the author’s views and to remind the audience of the proper moral to be learned from the play itself.