About the Author
It's a Tragedy
Greek Theater
Antigone and her Family
100
He was the author of "Oedipus Rex", "Oedipus at Colonus", and "Antigone".
Who was Sophocles?
100
This civilization made tragedy into an art.
Who were the Greeks?
100
This city was where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival.
What is Athens?
100
One of the other two plays in the series of Antigone.
What are Oedipus Rex or Oedipus and Colonus?
200
This is the number of Sophocles' plays that exist today out a total of more than 100.
What is 7?
200
This character's part ends in downfall usually with destruction or death.
What is the tragic hero?
200
This part of the play, usually sung, is what separated the scenes of a drama.
What is the choral ode.
200

The King and Queen of Thebes, are known as this to Oedipus.

What are parents?

300
This is the nick name of the time period in which Sophocles wrote his plays.
What is the Golden Age?
300
These, pity, fear, wonder, awe are aroused by tragedies.
What are emotions.
300

What did actors wear?

Platform shoes and masks with built in megaphones

300
Both mother and wife of Oedipus.
Who is Jocasta?
400
This was Sophocles' age when he won his first drama competition.
What is 28?
400
A single flaw in character will usually cause this for the hero.
What is disaster or downfall.
400
This is the amount of time in which a play took place.
What is one day.
400

"Your son will kill his father and marry his own mother", was a prophecy given to them.

Who are the king and queen of Thebes?

500
This was the number of actors Sophocles would cast in his plays.
What is 3?
500
This is a horrible truth that leads to release.
What is catharsis?
500
They set the mood, summarized the action, or warned of disaster.
What is the chorus?
500
The decree of Creon that begins the action in Antigone.
What is to bury Eteocles but not Polyneices?
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