The author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at 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
What is Athens?
The other two plays in the series with Antigone
What is Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus?
Man with white beard, red suit, and delivers presents in December
Who is Santa?
The number of Sophocles's plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100
What is 7?
Downfall, usually by destruction or death
What is the ending for the hero in a Greek tragedy
The part of a Greek play usually chanted (or sung) in unison
What is the Choral Ode?
The King and Queen of Thebes
Who are the parents of Oedipus?
The third planet from the sun
What is Earth?
The nickname of the time period of ancient Greece when Sophocles wrote his plays
What is the golden age?
Pity and fear, wonder and awe
What are the emotions aroused by tragedy?
Masks with built-in megaphones and platform shoes
What did actors in a 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 was 28?
A single flaw in character or hamartia
What brings a hero to disaster in a 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 3?
Horrible truth that leads to release
What is catharsis?
The Greek word for actor
What is hypokrites?
"Bury Eteocles but not Polyneices"
What is the decree of Creon that begins the action of the play?