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 is Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus?
These are Mrs. Wick's teaching neighbors
Who is Mrs. Burnfin or Mrs. Anderson
The number of Sophocles's plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100
What is 7?
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?
The King and Queen of Thebes are this person's parents.
Who is Oedipus?
This is Mrs. Wick's favorite place to vacation
What is the beach.
The nickname of the time period of ancient Greece when Sophocles wrote his plays
What is the golden age?
This person has a tragic flaw (weakness), such as pride, quickness to anger, or misjudgment.
What is a hero (or tragic hero)?
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?
This is one of the colleges that Mrs. Wick attended.
What is the University of Oklahoma, Baker College, Fort Hays
Sophocles's age when he won his first drama competition
What was 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 hangs herself.
Who is Jocasta?
This is the town where Mrs. Wick lives.
What is Dighton?
The number of actors Sophocles cast in his plays
What is 3?
Horrible truth that leads to release
What is catharsis?
The Greek word for actor
What is hypokrites?
This person orders Eteocles buried with religious rites and honors and Polyneices be left unburied.
Who is Creon?
This is the number of students Mrs. Wick has in class this semester.
What is 132?