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All About Sophocles
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FINAL JEOPARDY
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The king of Thebes who kills his father and marries his mother.
Who is Oedipus?
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The year Sophocles wrote Oedipus Rex
What is 430 B.C?
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The name 'Oedipus' means this in ancient greek?
What is swollen foot?
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Oedipus' brother in law and uncle, co-ruler of Thebes.
Who is Creon?
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The language Oedipus was originally written in
What is ancient greek?
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God to which the play "Oedipus" was presented as an offering. The Greek god of wine.
Who is Dionysus.
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Comes from Corinth to tell Oedipus that Polybus has died, and that Polybus was not his biological father.
Who is the messanger?
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The number of plays written by Sophocles
What is 123 plays
300
Greek for excessive pride.
What is hubris
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Kills herself at the end of the play
Who is Jocasta?
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The purpose of adding a greek chorus
What is to offer variety of background and summary information throughout the play
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Other than Oedipus Rex, the other plays in the Oedipus Plays (two more)
What is Antigone and Oedipus at Colonus
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