About the Author
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 are Oedpius Rex and Oedipus at Colonus?
The number of Sophocles' plays that exist today out of the 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 nickname of the time period in ancient Greece when Sophocles wrote his plays
What is the Golden Age?
Emotions aroused by tragedy
What are pity, fear, wonder, and awe?
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 mother."
What is the prophecy given to the king and queen of Thebes?
Sophocles' age when he won his first drama competition
What is 28?
This brings a hero to disaster in a Greek tragedy
What is a single flaw in a character, or hamartia?
A group of actors that move and sing together, acting as one character
What is a 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 relief
What is catharsis?
The Greek word for "actor"
What is "hypokrite"?
"Bury Eteocles but not Polyneices."
What is the decree of Creon that begins the action of the play?