About the Author
The author of Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
Who is Sophocles?
Civilization that made tragedy into art
Who were the Greeks?
City where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival
What is Athens?
The first two plays that precede Antigone
What are Oedipus (the King) and Oedipus at Colonus?
The number of Sophocles' plays that exist out of a total of more than 100
What is 7?
Downfall, usually by destruction or death
What is the fate of the tragic hero?
The part of the Greek play that is usually chanted or sung in unison?
What is the Choral Ode?
The King and Queen of Thebes
Who are Oedipus' parents (or King Laios and Queen Jocasta)?
The nickname of the time period in ancient Greece when Sophocles wrote his plays
What is the Golden Age?
An emotional cleansing or release
What is catharsis?
Masks with built-in megaphones and platform shoes
What did actors wear in Greek tragedies?
"Your son will kill his father and marry his mother."
What is the prophecy given to the king and queen of Thebes?
Sophocles' age when he won his first drama competition
What is 28?
a fatal flaw, often hubris
What leads to the tragic hero's downfall?
The group of actors that move and sing together, acting as one character
What is the Chorus?
Both the mother and wife of Oedipus
Who is Jocasta?
The number of actors Sophocles cast in his plays
What is 3?
Hamartia
What is the action taken that seals the tragic hero's fate?
The Greek word for actor
What is hypokrites?
"Eteocles' body will receive a full burial, but Polyneices' body will just rot in the field."
What is King Creon's decree?