Show:
About the Author
It's a Tragedy
Greek Theater
Antigone and Her Family
Background
100
Sophocles
Who was the author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
100
This civilization made tragedy an art form. (Hint: What did they do?)
Who were the Greeks?
100
This city was where tragedies were produced as part f a religious festival. (Hint: What happened here?)
What is Athens?
100
The other two plays in the series with Antigone.
What are Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonius?
100
The baby Oedipus is left in the mountains to die
What is done to avoid the prophecy?
200
7
Of the over 100 plays written by Sophocles, how many still exist today?
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 Oedipus' parents?
200
4
How many children do Oedipus and Jacosta have?
300
The "Golden Age"
What is the nickname of the time period when Sophocles wrote his plays?
300
Pity, fear, wonder, and awe
What are the emotions aroused by tragedy?
300
Masks with built in megaphones and platform shoes.
What did actors in a Greek tragedy wear?
300
Your son will kill his father and marry his own mother.
What is the prophecy given to the King and Queen of Thebes?
300
She hangs herself
What does Jacosta do when she finds out the terrible truth?
400
28
How old was Sophocles when he won his first drama competition?
400
A single flaw in character, or hamartia
What brings a hero to disaster in a Greek Tragedy?
400
A group of actors that moved and sang together, acting as one actor
What is the chorus?
400
Both mother and wife of Oedipus
Who is Jocasta?
400
His two sons will share the kingship
What does Oedipus order before he dies?
500
3
What is the number of actors Sophocles had in the cast of his plays?
500
Horrible truth that leads to release
What is catharsis?
500
What is Hypocrites
What is the Greek word for actor?
500
The decree of Creon that begins that begins the action of the play
What is "bury Eteocles but not Polyneices"?
500
Creon
Who becomes king, when Oedipus' sons die in battle?