Part one of term paper
The two Greek plays, and Antigone both exhibit opening scenes that serve numerous purposes. Such as establishing loyalties, undermining assumptions on the part of the audience, foreshadowing the rest of the play, and outlining all of the issues. and Antigone share many similarities in their openings. Both plays begin with providing the a ...

Part two of term paper
... , the nurse is the first character who enters the play and reminds the audience of the legend of the Golden Fleece, and the love between Jason and , from beginning to the end. She also brings them to the present state is in, which is of complete despair and depression after Jason remarried. “And she hates her children now, and feels no joy at seeing them.” (Oates, 292). In Antigone, one of the purposes of the chorus is to provide history to the audience. Although, Sophocles did change the s ...