The Role Of The Chorus In Antigone, Macbeth, and Proof

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and solemnly counsels Creon: "The man hath gone, O King, with dread prophecies. And, since the hair on this head, once dark, hath been white, I know that he hath never been a false prophet to our city." To this Creon responds humbly, "I, too, know it well, and am troubled in soul." Creon agrees to take the wise counsel and provide Polyneices a proper burial. Without the interjections of the chorus, Creon would still waver about his moral conundrums. Later when the Chorus sings the praises of Bacchus and Thebes: "O Bacchus, dweller in Thebes," the purpose is less to counsel specific characters as it is to provide narrative flow and a seemingly purposeless but definitely significant role.
David's Auburn's recent play Proof only contains a cast of four: Claire, Catherine, Hal, and Robert. There are no chorus lines or dramatic narrative insights by an omniscient, precognitive narrator. Yet Auburn completes his role as playwright by subtly inserting choral lines from two ...

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