Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 16 AIL 1514 short lesson, about 20 seconds
What a Greek Play Looks Like
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The idea
A chorus commenting between episodes, a small number of speaking actors, violence reported rather than shown, and a single location. Unit thirteen defined the chorus, the glossary having no headword. Those four features identify the form on sight.
In practice
Chorus, few actors, reported violence.
Where people slip
Violence arrives as a messenger's report.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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