Oedipus

Question 1

Sophocles

Answer 1

b. 496 BC, d. 406 BC, wrote Oedipus and Antigone c. 450 BC

Question 2

Greek Plays

Answer 2

had the authority of both history and religious truth

Question 3

suspense in greek plays?

Answer 3

everyone knew what was going to happen, IRONY

Question 4

What did playwrights submit for festivals?

Answer 4

3 tragedies and 1 Satyr play

Question 4

irony

Answer 4

characters do not know what the audience knows

Question 5

The first line of a play is very important

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

What role do the Chorus and Leader play?

Answer 6

They are the religious truth, people trust them

Question 7

3 ideas in Oedipus

Answer 7

1. the problem of human knowledge
2. Oedipus freely chooses impiety
3. fate is not locked, but divine order does conquer human randomness