Chorus
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Chorus is the narrative figure in Shakespeare's "Henry V" who directly addresses the audience, guiding their imagination and framing the action of the play.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chorus (Henry V) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
narrator ⓘ personified chorus ⓘ |
| addresses | audience ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Henry V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
limits of performance
ⓘ
relationship between theatre and reality ⓘ the nature of theatrical representation ⓘ |
| connects | historical narrative and audience ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesStageAs | wooden O ⓘ |
| diegeticStatus | outside the main action ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
breaking the fourth wall
ⓘ
direct address ⓘ metatheatrical commentary ⓘ |
| explains | offstage events ⓘ |
| famousLine | O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention ⓘ |
| firstAppearsIn | Prologue of Henry V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | history play ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryDeviceType | personified narrative voice ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | classical chorus adaptation ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| metaLevel | extradiegetic narrator ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
bridges gaps between scenes
ⓘ
comments on limitations of the stage ⓘ frames action of the play ⓘ guides audience imagination ⓘ provides exposition ⓘ |
| requestsFromAudience |
use of imagination
ⓘ
willing suspension of disbelief ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
commentator
ⓘ
framing device ⓘ narrative figure ⓘ |
| speaksIn |
act prologues
ⓘ
epilogue ⓘ prologue ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPortrayal |
often male
ⓘ
single speaker ⓘ |
| workApproximateCompositionYear | 1599 ⓘ |
| workFeatures | King Henry V of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workFirstFolioPublicationYear | 1623 ⓘ |
| workFirstPublishedIn | First Folio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSetIn | Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSettingPrimaryLocation | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSettingSecondaryLocation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.