He was the author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone.
Who was Sophocles
This civilization made tragedy into an art.
Who were the Greeks
The city was where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival.
What are Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonius
The other two plays in the series with Antigone
What are Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonius?
This is the number of Sophocles's plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100.
Downfall, usually ending with destruction or death
What is the ending for the hero in Greek tragedy?
The part of a Greek play usually chanted (or sung) in unison
What is the Choral Ode
The King and Queen of Thebes
Who were the parents of Oedipus
It was the golden age in ancient Greece
What is the nickname of the time period when Sophocles wrote his plays
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
What is the prophecy given to the king and queen of Thebes
This was Sophocles's age when he won his first drama competition
What is 28
A single flaw in character, or hamartia
What brought a hero to disaster in a Greek tragedy
A group of actors that moved and sang together, acting as one character
What was the Chrous
Both mother and wife of Oedipus
This was the number of actors Sophocles had in the case of his plays.
What is 3
Horrible truth that leads to release
What is catharsis
The Greek word for actor
What is hypokrites
The decree of Creon that begins the action of the play
What is "bury Eteocles but not Polyneices."