Chorus of women of Chalcis
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The Chorus of women of Chalcis is a collective group of female townspeople who serve as observers and commentators on the tragic events in Euripides’ play "Iphigenia in Aulis."
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective character
ⓘ
dramatic character group ⓘ fictional chorus ⓘ theatrical chorus ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Iphigenia in Aulis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Achilles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Agamemnon NERFINISHED ⓘ Clytemnestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Iphigenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Chalcis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | women of Chalcis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Euripides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
collective speech
ⓘ
lyric interludes ⓘ song and dance ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | fictional group ⓘ |
| functionInGreekTragedy |
link episodes with lyrical passages
ⓘ
provide choral odes ⓘ reflect on themes of the play ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasThematicConcern |
duty versus compassion
ⓘ
family loyalty ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ war ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryDeviceRole | choric voice ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Attic tragedy ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| memberOf | citizens of Chalcis ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comment on the sacrifice of Iphigenia
ⓘ
express reactions to Agamemnon’s dilemma ⓘ frame audience response ⓘ |
| partOf | Iphigenia in Aulis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Trojan War cycle of myths ⓘ |
| role |
commentators on events
ⓘ
emotional commentators ⓘ moral commentators ⓘ observers of the action ⓘ onstage audience surrogate ⓘ supporting characters ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Greek theatrical stage ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalSetting | mythical time of the Trojan War ⓘ |
| workForm | dramatic poetry ⓘ |
| workGenre | Greek tragedy ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Iphigenia in Aulis