The author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus in 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.
Where is Athens?
The other two plays in the series with Antigone.
What are Oedipus Rex and Oedipus in Colonus?
The number of Sophocles's plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100
What is seven?
Downfall, usually by destruction or death.
What is the ending for a hero in a Greek tragedy?
The part of a Greek play usually chanted ( or sung) in unison.
What is a Choral Ode?
The King and 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 and fear, wonder and awe.
What are emotions aroused by tragedy?
Masks with build in megaphones and platform shoes.
What did actors in Greek tragedy wear?
"Your son will kill his father and 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 is 28?
A single flaw in character, or harmatia
What brings a hero to disaster in Greek tragedy?
A group of actors that move and sing together, acting as one character.
What is the chorus?
Both mother and wife of Oedipus
Who is Jocasta?
The number of actors Sophocles cast in his plays.
What is three?
Horrible truth that leads to release.
What is catharsis?
The Greek word for actor.
What is hypokrites?
"Bury Etocles but not Polyneices"
What is Creon's decree that begins the action of the play?