Comparing Todays Media and the Chorus of Sophocles play, Antigone Ess

Comparing Todays Media and the Chorus of Sophocles suffer, Antigone When you pretend of ancient Greece, what do you think of? Do you think of outrageous myths and impossible art? Do you think ancient Greek culture has absolutely no effect on today? What many plenty dont realize is that the ancient Greeks have immensely affected the world today. The chorus in Sophocles play, Antigone greatly relates to Daniel McGinns article, Guilt Free TV. Antigone is a girl who wants to obey the gods and break-dance her deceased brother a proper burial even though her uncle, Creon, King of Thebes, forbids it by law. The article and the play may seem very contrasting but the media today is very similar to the chorus of the ancient Greek play, Antigone in many ways by informing, interpreting and making connections to today. Just as Newsweek, a form of media today informs the public about whether TV is good or bad for children, the chorus informs the audience about the play, Antigone. In t he play, the chorus narrates the play and tells the audience whats happening. These two only, brothers in blood, face to face in matchless rage, mirroring each the others death, clashed in long combat (Sophocles 314). The chorus gives background information such(prenominal) as this to better understand the plot of the play. The chorus is like a reporter on the raw(a)s or a writer of this article. The chorus in Antigone interacts with the characters by asking questions just as a journalist would do in an article or interview. But now at last our new King is coming Creon of Thebes, Menoikeus son. In this auspicious dawn of his reign what are the new complexities that shifting Fate has woven for him? What is his counsel? Why has he summoned the archaic men to hear him?... ... media such as newspapers, TV, magazines, the Internet, and the radio. These are all similar to the chorus and choragos in Antigone, because they all inform the audience/public about the up-to-the-minute events taking place. Without the media, no one would be notified about political events, world events, or even local events. Likewise, without the chorus, the audience would not be able to valuate the play as well. So next time you come across something from ancient Greece, dont quickly glance at it, but really take a look. Maybe youll realize that a lot of ideas and culture that we have today were taken from the Greeks.Works CitedMcGinn, Daniel. Guilt Free TV. Newsweek November 11,2002 52-59.Sophocles. Antigone. Trans. Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. Prentice Hall Literature, Platinum. Eds. Eileen Thompson, et al. Englewood Cliffs Simon and Schuster, 1991.