About the Author
The author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone.
Who is Sophocles?
Civilization that made tragedy into an art
Who were the Greeks?
City where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival
What is Athens?
The other two plays in the series with Antigone
What are Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus?
This person always has the best jokes in class.
Who is Mr. King?
The number of Sophocles's plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100
What is seven?
Downfall, usually by destruction or death
What is the ending for the hero in a Greek tragedy?
The part of a Greek play usually chanted (or sung) in unison
What is the Choral Ode?
Antigone's sister
Who is Ismene?
This is Mr. King's room number
What is 159?
The nickname of the time period in ancient Greece when Sophocles wrote his plays
What is the golden age?
Pity and fear, wonder and awe
What are the emotions aroused by tragedy?
Masks with built-in megaphones and platform shoes
What did actors in a Greek tragedy wear?
“Your son will kill his father and marry his own mother.”
What is the prophecy given to the king and queen of Thebes?
Where you can find all worksheets on Canvas
What is the Materials page?
Sophocles's age when he won his first drama competition
What is 28?
A single flaw in character, or hamartia
What brings a hero to disaster in a Greek tragedy?
A group of actors that move and sing together, acting as one character
What is the Chorus?
Both mother and wife of Oedipus
Who is Jocasta?
This is Mr. King's KCS email address?
What is Joseph.king@knoxschools.org
The number of actors Sophocles cast in his plays
What is three?
Horrible truth that leads to release
What is catharsis?
The Greek word for actor
What is hypokrites?
Antigone's two brothers
Who are Eteocles and Polyneices?
Takes the blame for all the mishaps that happening in class.
Who is Billy the Ghost?