Murder in the Cathedral Group

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cabrine
cabrine
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High School - 11th Grade

What exactly is the importance of the chorus?

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Posted by cabrine on Friday June 26, 2009 at 5:21 AM and tagged with chorus, murder in the cathedral.

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  1. dalepowell1962
    dalepowell1962 Teacher
    College - Freshman

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    This T.S. Eliot story involves a lot of representations and symbols.  The chrous, I believe, is more representative than symbolic of collective thoughts held by the parishoners and prevailing public opinion at the time. In a sense, the chrous represents things that are stereotypical and not specific to one person.  This is reminiscent of a device that Shakespeare and Greek drama used in his plays to announce time passages and events of great importance- playwrights of earlier times would often utilize the chorus to make sure the play was understood and to reemphasize an important point.  Similarly, Eliot uses the chrous to relate to help the audience understand.

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    Posted by dalepowell1962 on Friday June 26, 2009 at 2:14 PM

  2. sulaina
    sulaina Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    1. is vital to the structure and meaning of the play
    2.  the plays a moral theme is reflected in the women's awakening
    3. provides  the principal medium of expression for imagery in the play
    4. themes of ordinary continuing domestic rural life and final chriatian acceptance of death and matyrdom come out clearly in its verse.

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    Posted by sulaina on Friday October 2, 2009 at 2:53 AM