About the Author
Its a Tragedy
Greek Theater
Antigone and Her Family
Characters
100
He was the author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone.
Who is Sophocles
100
This civilization made tragedy and art.
Who were the Greeks?
100
This city was where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival.
What is Athens?
100
The other two plays in the series with Antigone
What are Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonius?
100
Croon
Who is the King
200
This is the number of Sophocles's plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100.
What is 7?
200
Downfall, usually ending with destruction or death.
What is the ending for the hero in a Greek tragedy?
200
The part of a greek play usually chanted (or sung) in unison
What is the Choral Ode?
200
The King and Queen of Thebes
Who were the parents of Oedipus?
200
Antigone
Who is the niece of Creon, sister to dead men killed in battle and Fiancee' to Haemon?
300
It was the golden age in ancient greece.
What is the nickname of the time period when Sophocles wrote his plays?
300
Pity and fear, wonder and awe
What are the emotions aroused by tragedy?
300
Masks with built-in megaphones and platform shoes
What did actors in a Greek tragedy wear?
300
"Your son will kill his father and marry his own mother."
What is the prophecy given to the king and queen of Thebes?
300
Ismene
Who is Antigone's sister?
400
This was Sophocles's age when he won his first drama competition.
What is 28?
400
A single flaw in character, or hamartia
What brought a hero to disaster in a Greek tragedy?
400
A group of actors that moved and sang together, acting a one character
What was the chorus?
400
Both mother and wife of Oedipus
Who was Jocasta?
400
Harmon
Who is engaged to Antigone?
500
This was the number of actors Sophocles has in the cast of his plays.
What is 3
500
Horrible truth that leads to release
What is catharsis?
500
The Greek word for actor
What is hypocrites?
500
The decree of Creon that begins the action of the play
What is "bury Eteocles but not Polyneices?
500
The Guard
Who is the person to guard the corpse?
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