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Antigone's Family Tree
Academic Vocabulary
100
The author of Antigone.
Who is Sophocles?
100
This civilization made tragedy an art from.
Who are the ancient Greeks?
100
The city where tragedies were produced as part of a religous festival.
What is Athens.
100
The other two plays in the series with Antigone.
What are Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus?
100
Meaning to stay with something, to stick with a task.
What is adhere?
200
This is the number of Sophocles' plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100.
What is 7?
200
Downfall, usually ending in destruction or death.
What is the ending for the hero in a Greek tragedy.
200
The part of a Greek tragedy, usually chanted or sung, in unison.
What is the Chorus's part or Choral Ode?
200
The king and queen of Thebes: Queen Jocasta and King Lias.
Who are the parents of Oedipus?
200
Meaning to give information and facts as a witness in court
What is testify?
300
It was the "Golden Age" in ancient Greece.
What is the nickname of the time period when Sophocles wrote and produced his plays?
300
Pity, fear, wonder and awe.
What are the emotions aroused by tragedy.
300
Platform shoes and masks with built-in megaphones.
What is the costume of an ancient Greek actor?
300
"Your son will kill his fatehr and marry his own mother."
What is the prophesy given to the king and queen of Thebes prior to Oedipus' birth?
300
Meaning to withold information or evidence that is deemed inappropriate by the trial judge.
What is suppress?
400
Sophocles age when he won his first drama competition
What is 28?
400
A single flaw in character or hamartia.
What brings a hero to disaster in a Greek tragedy?
400
A group of actors who moved and sang together, acting as one character.
What is the Chorus?
400
Both mother and wife of Oedipus.
Who is Jocasta?
400
Meaning arguments or disagreements; preparation for an argument or fights.
What is beligerents?
500
This is the number of actors Sophocles has in the cast of his plays.
What is 3?
500
Horrible truth that leads to release.
What is catharsis?
500
The Greek word for actor.
What is hypocrite?
500
The decree of Creon that begins the action of the play.
What is to bury Eteocles but not Plolyneices?
500
The state of being ungrateful.
What is ingratitude?
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