About the Author
The author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
Who is _____?
Who is Sophocles?
Civilization that made tragedy into an art
Who were the _____?
Who were the Greeks?
City where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival
Where is _____?
Where is Athens?
The other two plays in the series with Antigone
What are _____ Rex and _____ at Colonus?
What are Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus?
The number of Sophocles's plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100
What is the number _____?
What is the number 7?
Downfall, usually by destruction or death
What is the _____ for the hero in a Greek tragedy?
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 _____ Ode?
What is the Choral Ode?
The King and Queen of Thebes
Who are the _____ of Oedipus?
Who are the parents of Oedipus?
The nickname of the time period in ancient Greece when Sophocles wrote his plays
What is the _____ age?
What is the golden age?
Pity and fear, wonder and awe
What are the _____ aroused by tragedy?
What are the emotions aroused by tragedy?
Masks with built-in megaphones and platform shoes
What did the actors in a Greek tragedy _____?
What did actors in a Greek tragedy wear?
“Your son will kill his father and marry his own mother.”
What is the _____ given to the king and queen of Thebes?
What is the prophecy given to the king and queen of Thebes?
Sophocles's age when he won his first drama competition
What was age _____?
What was age 28?
A single flaw in character, or hamartia
What brings a hero to _____ in a Greek tragedy?
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 _____?
What is the Chorus?
Both mother and wife of Oedipus
Who is _____?
Who is Jocasta?
The number of actors Sophocles cast in his plays
What is the number _____?
What is number 3?
Horrible truth that leads to release
What is _____?
What is catharsis?
The Greek word for actor
What is _____?
What is hypokrites?
“Bury Eteocles but not Polyneices.”
What is the decree of _____ that begins the action of the play?
What is the decree of Creon that begins the action of the play?