About the Author
He is the author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone
Sophocles
This civilization made tragedy into an art
Greeks
This city was where tragedies were produced as a part of a religious festival
Athens
The other two plays in the series with Antigone
Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus
This is the number of Sophocle's Plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100
Seven
Downfall, usually ending with destruction or death.
Tragic Hero
Choral Ode
The king and queen of Thebes
The parents of Oedipus
It is the golden age in ancient Greece
nickname of the time period when Sophocles wrote his plays
Pity and fear, wonder and awe.
emotions caused by tragedy
Masks with built-in megaphones and platforms shoes.
Greek Tragedy Costumes
The prophecy given to the king and queen of Thebes
This was sophocle's age when he won his first drama competition
Twenty-eight
A single flaw in character, also known as hamartia
Tragic Flaw
A group of actors that move and sing together, acting as one character
Chorus
Both mother and wife of Oedipus
Jocasta
This is the number of actors Sophocles cast in his plays
Three
Horrible truth that leads to release
Catharsis
The Greek word for actor
Hypokrites
The decree of Creon that begins the action of the play
"bury Eteocles but not Polyneices"