Dec 26, 2009

Medea | Style

Chorus
Taking his cue from Sophocles who demoted the chorus from primary character status to that of a speaking spectator Euripides reduced this dramatic device even further. In Medea the chorus appears less often than it would have in Sophocles or Aeschylus's plays; its time on stage is limited to mere moments between scenes. At the same time, the acting characters now have chanting parts (a move that eventually led to the development of...