Journal Entry 3 Anouilh Antigone

The character that I am playing in the group performance is the Chorus in Anouilh's Antigone. The only real motivation that the chorus person has, since it is only one person, is to try and account the events of the play and explain certain aspects of the play. That is why the Chorus explains the characters in the begining and then defines tragedy later on in the story. This motivation affects the story because it pauses what's going on in the story and then offers an explanation to what is going on. This helps establish a closer relationship with the audience since most do not know the story, since it is conveying more to a modern generation, instead of ancient Greece. Some evidence:

"Well, here we are. These people are about to act out for you the story of Antigone" (pg 3)
This was done to get the audinece introduced to the characters of Antigone. To get them used to the story.
"The spring is wound up tight. It will uncoil of itself. That is what is so convenient in tragedy." (pg 23)
This was used in order to explain to the audience tragedy and its significance in the play.