About the Author
Who is the author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone?
Sophocles
True or False: The tragic hero has a happy ending.
False
Athens
Who are the parents of Oedipus?
The King and Queen of Thebes
What is the number of Sophocles's plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100?
7
What is the usual ending for a hero in a Greek tragedy?
Downfall, usually by destruction or death
What part of a Greek play is usually chanted (or sung) by a group of people together?
The Choral Ode
What was the prophecy given to the king and queen of Thebes?
“Your son will kill his father and marry his own mother.”
What is the nickname of the time period in ancient Greece when Sophocles wrote his plays?
The Golden Age
True or false: The tragic hero is an unusually good person.
What did actors in a Greek tragedy wear?
Masks with built-in megaphones and platform shoes.
What are the names of the other two plays that are in the series with Antigone?
Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus
What was Sophocles' age when he won his first drama competition?
28
What is hamartia?
A single character flaw, which brings a hero to disaster.
What is the chorus?
A group of actors that move and sing together, acting as one character.
What is the name of both the mother and wife of Oedipus?
Jocasta
How many actors did Sophocles cast in his plays?
3
What is catharsis?
A purging of emotions.
What is the Greek word for actor?
hypokrites
What is the decree of Creon that begins the action of the play?
“Bury Eteocles but not Polyneices.”