About the Author
The author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus of Colonus, & Antigone
Who is Sophocles?
This civilization made tragedy into an art
Who were the Ancient Greeks?
the city where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival
What is Athens?
the other play in the series with Oedipus Rex and Oedipus Colonus
What is Antigone?
the number of Sophocles plays that exist today out of a total of 100
What is seven?
downfall usually by destruction or death
What is the ending for the hero in a Greek tragedy?
the part of a Greek play usually chanted or sung in unison
What is the Choral Ode?
Odeipus' parents were the king and queen of this city.
What is Thebes?
the nickname of the time period in Ancient Greece when Sophocles wrote his plays
What is the Golden Age?
pity, fear, wonder, awe
What are the emotions a tragedy should try to evoke (according to Aristotle)?
masks with built-in megaphone and platform shoes
What did actors in a Greek tragedy wear?
"Your son will kill his father and marry his own mother."
What is the prophecy given to Oedipus's parents/ the king and queen of Thebes?
Sophocles's age when he won his first drama competition
What is 28?
a single flaw in character or hamartia
What brings a hero to disaster in a Greek tragedy?
a group of actors that move and sing together, acting as one character
What is the chorus?
This woman is both the mother and the wife of Oedipus.
Who is Jocasta?
the number of actors Sophocles cast in his plays
What is 3?
horrible truth that leads to a release of emotion
What is catharsis?
the Greek word for actor
What is hypokrite?
"Bury Etocles but not Polyneices."
What is Creon's decree that begins the action of the play?