This episode leads on from chorus 4 after the line "When Eros plays, we burn" we all scatter and go into the trenches and put masks on when crouching down, this is to make sure that we remember all of the mask rules, such as "never let anyone see you putting the mask on". We all face inwards with the masks on the back of our heads facing outwards. The masks allow the chorus to have a different purpose to the other choruses. When we say our first verse, we slowly change levels at different times. When we are doing this the audience are going to see the masks moving up and down, whilst doing this we are all reaching in towards Antigone. This is because the chorus are symbolising dragging Antigone down. On the last line of this verse we all stand and reach in, this is a sudden movement that is used to shock Antigone and the audience.
We then form a cave around Antigone, this is to symbolise that she is isolated within her thoughts and the law. We have also decided to use masks for this scene to show the lack of identity of the chorus and that she is all alone. At another point in this scene we are scattered around the stage wearing the masks and when Antigone comes round to each of us looking for help or guidance we all turn away, this suggests how the chorus in this scene could just be a figment of her own imagination and not really there.
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