the chorus is an important element of drama in Antigone several multiple purposes such as providing background information about events that occurred before the start of the play which lines in the excerpt of Antigone serve the purpose of describing recent events

Now Victory to Thebes returns again

And smiles upon her chariot-circled plain.

Now let feast and festal should

Memories of war blot out.

Let us to the temples throng,

Dance and sing the live night long.

God of Thebes, lead thou the round.

Bacchus, shaker of the ground!

Explanation:

Chorus in Greek tragedies serves an important role as they introduce the characters and actions of the play.

In Antigone, the chorus was played by Theban elders. These elders were also the advisers of the King Creon.

The lines from the chorus that describes recent events is mentioned above.

In these lines, the chorus is speaking about the victory that has once again returned to Thebes.