About the Author
It's a Tragedy
Greek Theater
Oedipus & his family
100
He was the author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
Who is Sophocles
100
This civilization made tragedy into an art
Who were the Greeks
100
This city was where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival.
Where is Athens
100
His name means "swollen feet."
Who is Oedipus?
200
This is the number of Sophocles' plays that exit today out of a total of more than 100.
What is seven
200
Downfall, usually ending with destruction or death.
What is the ending for the hero in a Greek tragedy?
200
The part of a Greek play usually chanted (or sung) in unison.
What is the Choral Ode?
200
The King and Queen of Thebes
Who were the parents of Oedipus?
300
It was the "Golden Age" in ancient Greece.
What is the nickname of the time period when Sophocles wrote his plays?
300
Pity and fear, wonder and awe
What are the emotions aroused by the tragedy?
300
Platform shoes and masks with built -in megaphones
What did actors in a Greek tragedy wear?
300
"Your son will kill his own father and marry his own mother."
What is the prophecy given to the king and queen of Thebes?
400
This is Sophocles' age when he won his first drama competition.
What is 28?
400
A single falw in character, or harmaria
What brought a hero to disaster in a Greek tragedy?
400
A group of actors that moved and sang together, acting as one character.
What is the Chorus?
400
Both mother and wife of Oedipus
Who is Jocasta?
500
This is the number of actors Sophocles had 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 priest and people beg Oedipus to do something at the beginning of the play.
What is to bring an end to the plague in Thebes?
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