About the Author
He was the author of Oedipus Rex and Antigone.
Who is Sophocles?
This civilization made tragedy into an art
Who are the Greeks?
The city where tragedies were performed.
What is Athens?
The King and Queen of Thebes at the beginning of the play.
Who are Creon and Eurydice?
These characters killed each other in battle.
Who are Polyneices and Eurydices?
This is the number of plays that exist today out of the total of more than 100.
What is 7?
Downfall usually ends with destruction or death
What is the ending of a Greek tragedy?
Awards were given to this number of dramas at the festival.
Who is Tiresias?
This character famously scratched his eyes out when he found out that he had married his mother and killed his father.
Who is Oedipus?
The number of actors that Sophocles had in the cast of his plays
What is 3?
What is the chorus?
Greek tragedies were performed in this type of venue.
What are outdoor amphitheaters?
Both mother and wife of Oedipus
Who is Jocasta?
This is the number of children that Jocasta and Oedipus have together
What is four?
The age Sophocles was when he won his first competition.
What is 28?
This was never shown on stage.
What is violence?
Tragedies were performed as part of this event in March or April of every year.
What is a religious festival?
The rule that Creon made and Antigone broke
What is not to bury her brother?
The reader learns about the character through their behavior, speech, reactions, look, etc.
What is indirect characterization?
The age Sophocles was when he died.
What is 90?
Providing warnings, opinions, and community reaction
What is the purpose of the chorus?
The process of releasing pent-up emotions, particularly pity and fear, experienced by the audience after witnessing the protagonist's suffering.
What is catharsis?
Antigone's sister who believes in following the rules
Who is Ismene?
This character is in a tough spot. He is caught between his father, the king, and his fiancée.
Who is Haimon?