Sophocles Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Fifteenth and Sixteenth century Europe - correct answer -Uprising of criticism of organized religion because of the invention of the printing press and the widespread printing of the bible in the vernacular and not in Latin -Renaissance: 1) women became better educated and started writing and becoming artists 2) realism in painting -Transatlantic exploration -Humanist period of thought syntax - correct answer The way in which words are put together to form phrases semantics - corr...

Oedipus Worksheet Questions with Accurate Answer 2024 Who were King Laius and Queen Jocasta? They were the rulers of Thebes and the biological parents of Oedipus. Why did King Laius and Queen Jocasta decide to get rid of their infant son? They were told by an oracle that their son would kill Laius and marry Jocasta. Why didn't the abandoned baby (Oedipus) die? After being given to a shepherd who was supposed to leave the baby to die, the shepherd changed his mind and gave it t...

What play was written by the Greek dramatist Sophocles? - Oedipus Rex What Poet wrote Iliad? - Homer Greek Architecture was based on what structure? - Post and Lintel The Greek building most reveared for its use of Ratio and Perspective is? - The Parthenon Geek plays generally shown in a ? - Ampitheater Roman Engineering allowed the ______________ to have the largest single span dome for Centeries. - The Patheon Plato's Allgery in the Cave, what do the shadows represent? - Every Day Life...

Western audiences, to a great degree have been brought up watching Aristotelian story telling Correct Answer: True The inciting incident in a story happens after the crisis Correct Answer: false there were 24 chorus members in the tragedy of sophocles Correct Answer: false according to the aristotle good tragedies raise questions about the meaning of human kind's existence Correct Answer: true the new comedy of menander was severely critical of the athenian government's role in t...

What play was written by the Greek dramatist Sophocles? - -Oedipus Rex What Poet wrote Iliad? - -Homer Greek Architecture was based on what structure? - -Post and Lintel The Greek building most reveared for its use of Ratio and Perspective is? - -The Parthenon Geek plays generally shown in a ? - -Ampitheater Roman Engineering allowed the ______________ to have the largest single span dome for Centeries. - -The Patheon Plato's Allgery in the Cave, what do the shadows represent? - -Every D...

What instrument's music accompanied most of the lines in a Roman play? - Answer-Flute Because of the three actor rule, the actor playing Oedipus also played which of the following parts? - Answer-None of the above (Jocasta, The Shepherd, Creon) Like the Greek theatre which influenced it, the Roman theatre used a chorus to perform songs between the episodes. - Answer-False During the Middle Ages, the movement from Liturgical to Vernacular religious drama saw performances of drama move outs...

Charles Dickens - -A Realist author that is is best remembered for works that addressed social inequalities and the struggles of the working class in 19th century England. Oedipus - -Play written by Sophocles the Parthenon - -Greek building most revered for its use of ratio and perspective the Pantheon - -Roman engineering allowed the _______________ to have the largest single span dome for centuries. Everyday life - -In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, what do the shadows represent? Democr...

Quotes and Summaries of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, alongside modern/secondary scholarship which is organised by theme and character

Who wrote Oedipus the King? - Answer-Sophocles In which Greek city did Oedipus live in with his adopted parents? - Answer-Corinth What are the names of Oedipus' adopted parents? - Answer-Polybius and Merope What does the name Oedipus mean? - Answer-Swollen Foot Where is the place where Oedipus kills his father? - Answer-Place where the 3 roads meet What are the names of Oedipus' two daughters? - Answer-Antigone and Ismene What are the names of Oedipus' real parents? - Answer-Laius and J...

What is the aesthetic experience? - -a feeling of pleasure that justifies itself Which topic is studied by the humanities? - -the cultures and beliefs that make up the experience of being human Which branch of philosophy deals with the nature and scope of knowledge? - -epistemology What is a clear example of the creation of aesthetic beauty in a humanities discipline? - -a welder fabricates components for construction of a new high-rise building Eros - -Passionate love favored by Greek poe...