About the Author
The author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
Who is Sophocles?
Civilization that made tragedy into an art
Who were the Greeks?
City where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival
The other two plays in the series Antigone
What are Oedipus Rex & Oedipus at Colonus?
The number of Sophocles's plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100
What is 7?
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?
The King & Queen of Thebes
Who are the parents of Oedipus?
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 aroused by tragedy?
Masks with built-in megaphones & platform shoes
What did actors in a Greek tragedy wear?
"Your son will kill his father & marry his own mother."
What is the prophecy given to the king and queen of Thebes?
Sophocles's age when he won his first drama competition
What was 28?
A single flaw in a character, or hamartia
What brings a hero to disaster in a Greek Tragedy?
A group of actors that move & sing together, acting as one character
What is the Chorus?
Both mother & wife of Oedipus
Who is Jocasta?
The number of actors Sophocles cast in his plays
Horrible truth that leads to release
What is catharsis?
The Greek word for actor
What is hypokrites?
What is the decree of Creon that begins the action of the play?