Antigone Context Flashcards
1
Q
When was Antigone written?
A
Around 441 BC
2
Q
Where were the plays performed?
A
At the Festival of Dionysus (during planting time)
3
Q
Who wrote Antigone?
A
Sophocles
4
Q
What is Antigone based on?
A
The Oedipus story, he killed his own father and married his own mother.
5
Q
What was a Skene?
A
A building behind the stage that was a hut for changing costume
6
Q
Who are the chorus?
A
A group of people that usually narrate and direct address the audience and provide a community perspective. Originally, it was hymns but Thespis changed it to songs telling a story.
7
Q
How big were the Chorus?
A
Between 12 and 50 men
8
Q
Who was the Coryphaeus?
A
The leader of the Chorus
