About the Author
Who is the author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone?
Sophocles
Which civilization made tragedy into an art?
The Greeks
What city was where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival?
Athens
What are the other two plays in the series with Antigone?
Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonius
Based on Creon's character, what would he do after he finds out that someone defied his rule?
Response will vary.
Possible response: take out his anger on the person who disobeyed him
What is the number of Sophocles's plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100?
7
What is usually considered a 'downfall' of a hero?
Usually the destruction or death of a character
What is the part of a Greek play that is usually chanted or sung in unison?
Choral Ode
Who were the parents of Oedipus?
The King and Queen of Thebes
What happened with "The Chorus"?
The king has made a law. Someone you respect has broken that law for reasons you think are justifiable.
What was Sophocles doing during the golden age in ancient Greece?
Sophocles wrote plays, specifically his three Greek tragic playwrights
What emotions does a tragedy create? (There is 4 of them)
Pity and fear, wonder and awe
What did actors in a Greek tragedy wear?
Masks with built-in megaphones and platform shoes
What is the prophecy given to the king and queen of Thebes?
The son, Oedipus will kill his father and marry his own mother
What emotions would Haemon feel? Why would he feel that way?
Responses will vary.
Possible response: distressed, bothered, annoyed
How old was Sophocles when he won his first drama competition?
28
What is the term for when a tragic hero is a good person who is brought down by an 'act of injustice'?
Hamartia
What was the Chorus?
A group of actors that moved and sang together acting as one character
Who was Jocasta?
Both mother and wife of Oedipus
Why do you think Antigone refused to follow Creon's decree and bury his brother?
He probably loves his brother that he does not care if he is breaking the law. He also probably does not want a random person to bury his brother.
How many actors did Sophocles have in the cast of his plays?
3
What is 'catharsis'?
The plot involving intense emotion, with a horrible truth that leads to release
What is the Greek word for actor?
Hypokrites
What was the decree of Creon that begins the action of the play?
Eteocles is to be buried with religious rites and honors while Polyneices be left unburied and uncovered for birds and animals to feed on his body.
What is the cause of motivation? (From my slides)
One's environment: people, setting, circumstances