Seven Against Thebes
The Chorus in "Antigone" departs significantly from the chorus in Aeschylus' "Seven Against Thebes", the play of which "Antigone" is a continuation. The chorus in "Seven Against Thebes" is largely supportive of Antigone's decision to bury her brother. Here, the chorus is composed of old men who are largely unwilling to see civil disobedience in a positive light. The chorus also represents a typical difference in Sophocles' plays from those of both Aeschylus and Euripides. A chorus of Aeschylus' almost always continues or intensifies the moral nature of the play, while one of Euripides' frequently strays far from the main moral theme. The chorus in "Antigone" lies somewhere in between; it remains within the general moral in the immediate scene, but allows itself to be carried away from the occasion or the initial reason for speaking.