About The Author
He was the author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone.
Who is Sophocles?
This civilization made tragedy into an art form.
Who were the Greeks?
This city is where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival, dedicated to the goddess Athena.
What is Athens?
These are the other two plays in the Antigone trilogy.
What are Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus?
Bulbasaur and Chikorita are this type of starter Pokemon.
What is Grass type?
This is the number of Sophocles' plays remaining today. (Originally more than 100!)
What is seven?
Downfall of a character, usually ending in their death and destruction.
What is the typical tragic hero ending?
The part of a Greek play usually sung or chanted in unison.
What is the choral ode?
The King and Queen of Thebes.
Who were Laius and Jocasta?
The name of Spiderman's secret identity.
Who is Peter Parker?
What is 496 B.C. to 406 B.C.?
Pity, fear, wonder, and awe.
What are emotions evoked by tragedy?
People who hold masks with built-in megaphones and platform shoes.
What are actors?
"Your son will kill his father and marry his own mother."
What is the prophecy from the Oracle at Delphi?
Name at least three of the Green Lanterns. (Bonus for more than three!)
Who are Alan Scott, Hal Jordan, Kyle Rayner, Guy Gardner, Jon Stewart, Simon Baz, and Jessica Cruz?
This was Sophocles' age when he first won a drama competition.
What is 28?
A single flaw in a character, or hamartia.
What is a tragic flaw?
A group of actors moved and sang together, acting as one character throughout the play.
What is the Chorus?
This creature brings plagues to Thebes and eats travelers on the road outside the city if they cannot answer her riddle.
Who is the Sphinx?
Who is Mithrandir?
Sophocles was the first to add this element to theater, which became the standard for Greeks.
What is the third actor?
Horrible truth revealed to bring release of tension for the audience.
What is catharsis?
The Greek word for actor.
What is hypokrites?
The decree of Creon that is the inciting action of the play.
What is to bury Eteocles but not Polyneices?
This is name of Anakin Skywalker's mother.