About the Author
Its a Tradgedy
Greek Theater
Antigone and her Family
Olympic Gods and Goddesses
100
He was the author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone.
Who is sophocles
100
This civilization made tragedy into an art.
Greece
100
This city was where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival.
What happened in Greece
100
The other two plays in the series with Antigone
what is oedipus rex and oedipus at colinus
100
The god of thunder and king of the Olympians
Who is zeus
200
This is the number of Sophocles’s plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100.
This is the number of Sophocles’s plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100.
200
Downfall, usually ending with destruction or death
Downfall, usually ending with destruction or death
200
The part of a Greek play usually chanted (or sung) in unison
When tradgedies would occur this would happen
200
The King and Queen of Thebes
Who is jocasta and laius
200
The god of wine; celebrated in the springtime with festivals involving theater
who is dionysius
300
It was the golden age in ancient Greece.
It was the golden age in ancient Greece.
300
Pity and fear, wonder and awe
Pity and fear, wonder and awe
300
Masks with built-in megaphones and platform shoes
Masks with built-in megaphones and platform shoes
300
“Your son will kill his father and marry his own mother.”
What did the prophecy say
300
The god of the dead; lives in the underworld
Who is hades
400
This was Sophocles’s age when he won his first drama competition.
This was Sophocles’s age when he won his first drama competition.
400
A single flaw in character, or hamartia
A single flaw in character, or hamartia
400
A group of actors that moved and sang together, acting as one character
What is a choir
400
Both mother and wife of Oedipus
Who does oedipus marry
400
The goddess of marriage; wife of the king of the Olympians
Who is hera
500
This was the number of actors Sophocles had in the cast of his plays.
This was the number of actors Sophocles had in the cast of his plays.
500
Horrible truth that leads to release
Horrible truth that leads to release
500
The Greek word for actor
What is a hypokrites
500
The decree of Creon that begins the action of the play
What does him not burying that one guy do and Antigone buries him
500
The goddess of love and beauty
who is aphrodite
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