“Oedipus Rex”
Q: Importance of ODES in Oedipus Rex
The chorus used to be an inseparable Part of the ancient
Greek drama and its sole was thought to be very vital. The chorus
consisted of twelve or fifteen elderly citizens. This group had an
important representative Character. The utterances of the chorus were
closely related to the development of the plot. Another important thing
about the chorus was that it was not just a spectator, but also a
commentator. It look stock of the changing situation and development
and expressed its reaction to them, mostly in the fam. Of song, which
took the shape of odes.
The chorus represented the citizens and as such could
not be treated as extraneous element in the play. The song of the
chorus took the form, sometimes of an invocation, sometimes a prayer,
sometimes a wish, sometimes la lament, and sometimes an expression
of joy and grief. Thus the choric odes covered a wide range of subjects
and emotions.
In Oedipus Rex the first choric ode is sung just when
Oedipus has declared his resolve to trace the murderer of Laius and
when the priest, feeling satisfied, disperses his followers had come to
request the king for help. The chorus, having learnt the message that
has come from Delphic oracle, expresses its state of fear. Invoking three
deities, Athena, Artimis and Phoebus, the chorus seeks the three fold
power to save the city of Thebes from pain, misery and agony. The
chorus also appeal fall powerful God to hurl its thunderbolt upon the
god of war in order to subdue him.
This choral ode not only depicts the misery of the city
but also conveys a religious message that things not controllable for
Q: Importance of ODES in Oedipus Rex
The chorus used to be an inseparable Part of the ancient
Greek drama and its sole was thought to be very vital. The chorus
consisted of twelve or fifteen elderly citizens. This group had an
important representative Character. The utterances of the chorus were
closely related to the development of the plot. Another important thing
about the chorus was that it was not just a spectator, but also a
commentator. It look stock of the changing situation and development
and expressed its reaction to them, mostly in the fam. Of song, which
took the shape of odes.
The chorus represented the citizens and as such could
not be treated as extraneous element in the play. The song of the
chorus took the form, sometimes of an invocation, sometimes a prayer,
sometimes a wish, sometimes la lament, and sometimes an expression
of joy and grief. Thus the choric odes covered a wide range of subjects
and emotions.
In Oedipus Rex the first choric ode is sung just when
Oedipus has declared his resolve to trace the murderer of Laius and
when the priest, feeling satisfied, disperses his followers had come to
request the king for help. The chorus, having learnt the message that
has come from Delphic oracle, expresses its state of fear. Invoking three
deities, Athena, Artimis and Phoebus, the chorus seeks the three fold
power to save the city of Thebes from pain, misery and agony. The
chorus also appeal fall powerful God to hurl its thunderbolt upon the
god of war in order to subdue him.
This choral ode not only depicts the misery of the city
but also conveys a religious message that things not controllable for
