Sophocles & Dante

According to Dante, the word "tragedy" literally means...?

Who is the main character of a tragedy?

A long story of adventure or heroic deeds.

The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.

Which of the following souls is not trapped in the center of Hell?

Traditional stories about the past that are usually based on historical fact.

What is a fault or weakness in character that causes the tragedy's main character's downfall?

What is the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx?

What happens to Jocasta at the end of the play?

What is the dominant social system in medieval Europe?

What language was Dante's Divine Comedy written in?

Which animal represents the sins of incontinence in Dante's Inferno?

Originating in the great halls of Germany focused on ideas of loyalty and valor.

Which animal represents the sins of fraud in Dante's Inferno?

According to Aristotle, tragedy derives from festivals of what God?

Irony that occurs when audience members are aware of truths that the characters aren't.

What is a work of dramatic literature that shows the downfall of a person of high birth?

Which animal represents the sins of violence in Dante's Inferno?

Who is Dante's guide through Hell?

Who is the Greek God of war?

The use of words to suggest the opposite of their usual meaning.

What happens to Oedipus at the end of Oedipus the King?

What event is considered the beginning of the Middle Ages?

Who solves the riddle of the Sphinx?

How many circles of Hell are there in Dante's Inferno?

Who is the Greek God of wisdom?

Who is the Greek God of hunting?

What is the punishment of the Opportunists?

Irony that occurs when the outcome of an action or situation directly contradicts expectations.

The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country.

Narrative that tells of strange, sometimes supernatural, events in exotic settings.

A medieval European literary conception of love that emphasized nobility and chivalry.

Who does Oedipus ask Creon to look after at the end of the play?

What is the name of Oedipus' father?

According to Dante, the word "comedy" literally means...?

Person, place, an animal, or an object that has its own meaning but also suggests other meaning

Who is the Greek God of healing?

Who is the Greek God of the Sea?

What event is considered the end of the Middle Ages?

What is Teiresias' define feature? He is ...

A literary work with two levels of meaning--the literal and the symbolic.

What is the punishment of the Lustful?