The Six Elements of Classical Tragedy

Both the dialogues also contained the thought of the story . For Antigone , it was the cry to fulfill her duties to the gods , and for Hamlet , the plight to fulfill his duties as a son . Both also showed how a different set of beliefs may alter the significance of social laws in one 's life

5th Element : The Visuals or the Spectacle

As Shakespeare 's Hamlet was set during the medieval times , the characters were dressed in medieval kingly attires . Most clothes are of velvet material . However it did not entirely separate

it from Sophocles Antigone , which was portrayed during the ancient periods and as such presents characters in clothing during those times (Mapes . There are still similarities between the two plays . Their settings were both dark and gloomy abound with mountains and rocks as if describing the life the main characters would have . The existence of the ghost in Hamlet and the chorus in Antigone added to the scary and mysterious nature of the both plays . These two details also emphasized the tragic nature of both plays and made them both thrilling in the eyes of spectators and the ears of listeners (Phillips

6th Element : the Song

In the Antigone , the chorus served as spectators of events taking place within Thebes . They narrate past events , mourn for the losses and celebrate for the improvement of the situation . Since the chorus is composed of the Theban Elders , they were also the basis of judgments and counselors of the city 's leader as proven by the subsequent excerpt

But lo , the king of the land comes yonder , Creon , son of Menoeceus

our new ruler by the new fortunes that the gods have given what counsel

is he pondering , that he hath proposed this special conference of

elders , summoned by his general...