individuals. The chorus consists of a group of Theban elders‚ and they serve as the voice of the people. These men are considered the wisest in all of Thebes. “Their attitude to what is going on is always shaped by their responsibilities and special interest of their position” (Kirkwood 3). The chorus is not attached to any one character specifically; it reacts to its own thoughts and emotions (3). The chorus is often used to create breaks in the scenes of plays‚ but in Antigone‚ the chorus serves a greater
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Role of the Chorus The Chorus is a group of actors that speak‚ sing‚ and dance together. The Chorus is part of a ritual theme in Greek tragedy plays. In each play the Chorus many functions‚ and sometimes can have similar roles as other choruses in other plays. Specifically in the Bacchae‚ a play by Euripides and in Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ the Chorus were an important part of the play and had different functions. In the Bacchae‚ the Chorus’ was more reserved an not so involved but their main
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Similar to the Chorus‚ the Nurse is also very compassionate with Medea and depicts the effect of Jason’s actions on her and her children. The wickedness and evilness of Jason is highlighted as his betrayal of Medea resulted in his misery. In the same time‚ they let the audience know of her internal conflict‚ as “this passion of hers is an irresistible flood.” (p. 23). As mentioned by the Chorus‚ Medea’s hate is not only for the broken oath but it is also for her loneliness‚ as they say to her: “a
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impact that a certain structure of a tale can have. In Euripides’ Medea‚ the inclusion of the chorus in the structure of the play serves as an essential instrument designed for a vast array of uses. The chorus foreshadows imminent events‚ reveals cultural and contextual information‚ enlightens characters on foregoing events and provides commentary on Medea’s actions. The interaction amongst the chorus and the play’s primary characters reveals pivotal contextual information pertaining to the play’s
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Rhythm and blues is a music genre that combines elements of soul‚ funk‚ pop‚ hip pop and dance. Rhythm and blues (R&B)‚ which combines soulful singing and a strong backbeat‚ was the most popular music created by and for African Americans between the end of the world war 1 (1941-45) and the early 1960s. Such Georgia artists as Ray Charles and Little Richard and James Brown rank among the most influential and innovative R&B performers. At the start of their careers in the 1960s‚British rock bands
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MESSIAH IN PSALM 22 Many psalms contain references that are considered to be messianic‚ but none more than Psalm 22. Modern readers may read this passage and consider it as prophecy pertaining to Jesus. This is a logical conclusion considering that it is referenced in the New Testament more than any other Old Testament passage and contains imagery incredibly similar to what is found at Jesus’ crucifixion. The purpose of this paper is not to prove that Psalm 22 is prophetic and thus‚ predictive
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Circadian rhythm sleep disorders are very disruptive to a person’s health‚ and are a common occurrence in humans. By definition‚ circadian rhythm is the cyclical 24 hour period of human biological activity where people usually sleep for eight hours and are awake for sixteen. There are two main types of circadian rhythm disorders: exogenous and endogenous. Examples of exogenous disorders include shift worker disorder and jet lag disorder. Some endogenous disorders include advanced sleep phase
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Every living organism has a physiological rhythm. Some animal rhythms span from about a day (circadian) and other animal rhythms span to about a year (circannual). A physiological rhythm could mean the temperature of the species‚ frequency of movement‚ brain activity‚ etc. Most animals are active during the day time and some are more active during the night (Erkert‚ 2008). For example‚ a monkey increases its muscular movement during the day making the monkey more of a daytime animal (Krilowicz and
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Mini - assignments for biological rhythms 1. Outline what we mean by an endogenous pacemaker (3) Endogenous rhythms are rhythms that aren’t imposed by the environment but generated from within the organism. Since many of our biological cycles follow an approximation 24-hour rhythm‚ even in the absence of external stimuli‚ it follows that there must be some kind of internal biological clock. 2. What is the name given to external events that play a role in rhythmic activities? Give
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Ultradian rhythms are bodily rhythms that last less than 24 hours. The most obvious ultradian rhythm is the different stages of sleep‚ existing within the ciradian rhythm of the sleep-wake cycle. Sleep is dived into cycles‚ each lasting about 90 minutes. During these cycles‚ we will experience 5 different stages of sleep- the first four being characterized as non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM)‚ and the last stage being characterized as rapid eye movement sleep (REM). When human beings are awake
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