About the Author
He is the author of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone.
Who is Sophocles.
This civilization made tragedy into an art.
Who were the Greeks?
This city was where tragedies were produced as part of religious festivals.
What is Athens?
The other two plays in the series with Antigone
What are Oediups Rex and Oedipus at Colonus?
The number of Sophocles's play that exist today out of a total of more than 100.
What is seven?
A downfall, usually ending with 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 Laius & Jocasta?
or
Oedipus & Jocasta
It is the golden age in which Sophocles was born.
When is 496 BCE?
Pity and fear, wonder and awe.
What are the emotions of tragedy?
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 of Oedipus?
This was Sophocles's age when he won his first drama competition.
What is 28?
A single flaw in character, also known as hamartia.
What brings a hero to disaster in a Greek tragedy?
A group of actors that move and sing together, acting as one character.
Who is the Chorus?
Both mother and wife of Oedipus.
Who is Jocasta?
This is 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?
The decree of Creon that starts the action of the play
What is to not bury Polynieces?