About the Author
He is the author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone.
Sophocles
This civilization made tragedy into an art.
The Greeks
This city was where tragedies were produced as a part of a religious festival.
Athens
The other two plays in the Theban Trilogy with Antigone.
Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus
This is the number of Sophocles' plays that exist today out of a total of more than 100.
Seven
This character has a downfall, usually ending with destruction or death.
The Tragic Hero
The part of a Greek play was usually chanted (or sung) in unison.
Choral Ode
The parents of Oedipus were the king and queen of this city-state.
Thebes
The nickname of the time period when Sophocles wrote his plays.
The Golden Age
Pity and fear, wonder and awe.
Actors in a Greek drama often wore these, usually with built-in megaphones to project their voices.
Masks
This prophecy was given to the king and queen of Thebes.
"Your son will kill his father and marry his own mother."
This was Sophocles' age when he won his first drama competition.
28
A single flaw in character, also known as hamartia.
Tragic Flaw
A group of actors that move and sing together, acting as one character.
Chorus
Both the mother and wife of Oedipus.
Jocasta
This is the number of actors Sophocles cast in his plays.
Three
This is an intense emotion, often caused by a horrible truth that leads to release.
Catharsis
The Greek word for actor.
Hypokrites
The decree of Creon that begins the action of the play.
"Bury Eteocles but not Polyneices."