Journal #11

The chorus no longer is giving background or informing the audience about what is going to happen or what is happening. The chorus essentially explains what a tragedy is. The chorus explains things in a deeper way. What he says is less direct. The chorus creates a sense of what a tragedy is which reflects the tone. The chorus says that a tragedy is clean, it is restful, it is flawless. The chorus talks in an indifferent manner, which adds to the definition of a tragedy because it is inevitable. In tragedy there is no temptation to try and escape your fate because you already know what it is. This is what makes it a tragedy. This can be seen in Antigone regarding the fact that she knows that she is going to die for her actions and does them anyway.