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What does the greek chorus do?

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The greek chorus was a group of approximately twelve actors. The chorus was integral to Greek plays and often had over half the lines in the play. They were similarly dressed and always wore masks. The chorus commented on the action in play.

Added information by sillygoldfish:

The role of the greek chorus was:

to offer a sense of "rich spectacle"

to provide time for scene changes

to give the main actors a break

to offer background information

to offer information about the main themes animating the action

to show an ideal audience's response

to act as a crowd

to tell of battles (battles, murders etc. were not allowed to be performed in greek theatre)

to be a go-between from the audience to actors

to tell the audience of character's fear and secrets (what the actors couldn't say themselves)

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