About the Author
The author of Antigone
Sophocles
Ancient civilization that made tragedy into an art
Greeks/Greece
City where tragedies were produced as part of religious festivals
Athens
The following decree is said by...
"Bury Eteocles, but not Polyneices."
Creon
The number of Antigone's author's plays that still exist today
7
Ending of a Greek tragic hero
Downfall, usually by destruction or death
Part of a Greek play usually chanted (or sung) in unison
(Choral) Ode
Antigone's fiancé, who is also her cousin
Haemon
The nickname of the time period in Ancient Greece when Antigone's author wrote his plays
Golden Age
Emotions aroused by tragic works
Pity and fear; Wonder and awe
Greek actors wore these as part of their costume while performing
Masks (with built in megaphones) and platform shoes
The following prophecy is about...
"Your son will kill his father and marry his own mother."
Oedipus
The age of Antigone's author when he won his first drama competition
28
Brings the tragic hero closer and closer to disaster
Hamartia: a single flaw or tragic flaw in a character
A group of actors that move and sing together, acting as one character
Chorus
Both the mother and wife of Oedipus
Jocasta
The number of actors cast in Antigone's author's plays
3
Horrible truth that leads to release
Catharsis
Hypokrites
King and Queen of Thebes (before any play in the series with Antigone starts)
Laius & Jocasta