About the Author
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?
This city was where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival.
What was Athens?
The other two plays in the series with Antigone.
What are Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus?
This is the number of Sophocles’ plays that exist today out of a total of 100.
What is 7?
Downfall, usually ending in 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.
Who are the parents of Oedipus?
It was the “Golden Age” in Ancient Greece.
What was the nickname of the time period when Sophocles wrote his plays?
Pity and fear, wonder and awe
What are the emotions aroused by tragedy?
Platform shoes and masks with built-in megaphones.
What was worn by actors in Greek tragedies?
“Your son will kill his father and marry his own mother.”
What is the prophecy given to the king and queen of Thebes?
This was Sophocles 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 moved and sang together, acting as one character.
Who was the Chorus?
Both mother and wife of Oedipus.
Who was Jocasta?
This was the number of actors that Sophocles had in his plays.
What is 3?
Horrible truth that leads to release.
What is catharsis?
The ancient Greek word for actor.
What is hypocrite?
The decree of Creon that begins the action of the play.
What is to bury Eteocles but not Polynieces?