Question

What is the Protagonist's role during the First Stasimon?

It is a choral ode and he has none.
It is a choral ode that he sings.
Typically, he is a part of the dramatic action.
Typically, he leaves the stage.

Answer 1

Typically he leaves the stage. That is the Protagonist's role during the First Stasimon. Option D is correct.

A stasimon in Greek tragedy is a stationary song, composed of strophes and antistrophes and performed by the chorus in the orchestra.

According to Aristosteles, each choral song (or melos) of a tragedy is divided into two parts, first the parodos (Ancient Greek: πάροδος) and then the stasimon.