User:Diegetic/Notes from Woodruff

Woodruff, Paul. “SHARING EMOTIONS THROUGH THEATER: THE GREEK WAY.” Philosophy East and West, vol. 66, no. 1, 2016, pp. 146–51. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43831288. Accessed 2 June 2024.


 * Ancient Greek chorus most often expresses grief at the same time as the main characters
 * considers them "grief-leaders"
 * members of a chorus were strongly united, with lifelong bonds and a critical role in the Athenian polis
 * continually uses football fans as a metaphor
 * the audience might need the chorus' help before they can experience compassion