About the Author
He was the author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
Sophocles
This civilization made tragedy into an art
The Greeks
This city was where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival
Athens
The other two plays in the series with Antigone
Oedipus Rex & Oedipus at Colunus (Colonius)
This is the number of Sophocles’ plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100
Seven
This is what happens to a tragic hero in a tragedy
Tragic ending / downfall
The part of a Greek play usually chanted (or sung) in unison
Choral Ode
The original King and Queen of Thebes
King Laius & Queen Jocasta
This is how we can describe the golden age in ancient Greece
Art was flourishing (plays, the arts, etc.), nickname of the time period when Sophocles wrote his plays
This is the purpose of a tragedy
To evoke feelings of pity, fear, & other strong emotions in the audience
These were used to amplify actors’ performances
Masks with built-in megaphones & platform shoes
“Your son will kill his father and marry his own mother.”
The prophecy given to the original King & Queen of Thebes
This was Sophocles’ age when he won his first drama competition
28 years old
The tragic flaw in a tragic character
Hamartia
A group of actors that moved and sang together, acting as one character
The Chorus
Both mother and wife of Oedipus
Queen Jocasta
This was the number of actors Sophocles typically had in the cast of his plays
Three
The release of emotions experienced by the audience in a tragedy
Catharsis
Plays were performed in vast outdoor amphitheaters that could seat up to this many people
40,000 people
The decree of Creon that begins the action of the play
Bury Eteocles, not Polyneices