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Who is Sophocles?
This civilization made tragedy into an art.
Who are the Greeks?
This city was the cite of a religious festival centered around a drama competition.
What is Athens?
These brothers were given the decree by their father to "rule the kingdom of Thebes together," which led to a battle for the throne that resulted in both of their deaths
Who are Eteocles and Polynieces?
The concluding portion of a play that gives thanks to the god of theater.
What is a paean?
This is the number of Sophocles's plays that exist today out of more than 100.
What is 7?
This character in a tragedy is met with a downfall usually culminating in destruction or death due to a flaw or "hamartia" in their character.
Who is a tragic hero?
The part of a Greek play, usually between acts, that are chanted or sung by a chorus.
What is the ode?
These are the children of Oedipus.
Who are Antigone, Ismene, Eteocles, and Polynieces?
These citizens were allowed to attend drama performances.
Who are free men?
It is the golden age of ancient Greece.
What is the nickname of the time period when Sophocles wrote his plays?
This is the emotional "release" created by tragedy that Aristotle believed was essential for a well-functioning society.
What is catharsis?
The names of the four sections of a Greek theater.
What are the orchestra (stage), the theatron (seating area), the paradoi (side entrances), and the skene (dressing room)?
This is the fate of Oedipus before the start of Antigone.
What is he gouges his eyes out and exiles himself from his kingdom?
These are the central themes in Antigone.
What are:
Conscience vs Law
Choices have consequences
Treachery vs Loyalty
This was Sophocles's age when he won his first drama competition
What is 28?
The most common tragic flaw in a character.
What is hubris?
The groups of people who were allowed to act in a play?
Who were men (actors) and boys (chorus)?
The decree by Creon that becomes the inciting incident of the play.
What is "to bury Eteocles, but not Polynieces"?
This is how violence is conveyed in a Greek play.
What is off-stage through a messenger?
An innovation for its time, Sophocles increased the number of actors from 2 to this number.
What is 3?
The two tragic heroes in Antigone.
Who are Antigone and Creon?
The Greek god to whom plays are dedicated.
Who is Dionysus?
These characters were given the prophecy: "Your son will kill his father and marry his mother."
Who are the king and queen of Thebes? (Laius and Jocasta)
These are the two components of an ode.
What are the strophe and the antistrophe?