Sophocles
The Theatre
Who am I?
Meet the Parents
This and That
100
This is where I was born
What is Athens
100
Where the play was performed
What is the stage
100
I said Polynices could not be buried.
Who is Creon?
100
I am the mother of Haemon
Who is Eurydice?
100
Actors wore these in order to appear taller
What are thick soled boots?
200
I am sometimes considered this playwright's equal.
Who is Shakespeare
200
semicircular area in front of the stage
What is the orchestra?
200
I was timid and weak
Who is Ismene?
200
I married my mother
Who is Oedipus?
200
Who asked the citizens of Thebes a riddle?
What is the sphinx?
300
This is only type of play that I wrote
What is a tragedy
300
the dressing room
What is the skene?
300
I loved Antigone and argued with my father.
Who is Haemon?
300
I am the mother of Antigone.
Who is Jocasta?
300
These were made out of linen and wood and had huge mouth openings.
What are masks?
400
The number of plays that I wrote
What is 123
400
where the audience sat
What is the theatron?
400
I was the brother of Antigone and Polynices.
Who is Eteocles?
400
I am the father of Haemon.
Who is Creon?
400
first prize given for a winning play (then)
What is a goat?
500
I reduced the function of this group of people in my plays
What is the Chorus
500
sat in the center of the orchestra
What is an altar?
500
I brought Antigone to Creon.
Who is the sentry?
500
I am the father of Oedipus.
Who is Laius?
500
literary term for a character that tries to relieve some of the tension in play
What is comic relief?
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