Greek Drama

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Across
  1. 3. Greek playwright who wrote tragedies
  2. 6. a prediction
  3. 8. poem sung in a play
  4. 11. the killing of one's father
  5. 12. impossible to stop or prevent
  6. 14. the mother of Oedipus
  7. 15. emotion that Oedipus felt when he realized the prophecy came true
  8. 17. the people of Thebes were represented by this
  9. 18. excessive pride
Down
  1. 1. type of irony; In Oedipus, it was the failure of a character to see or understand what is obvious to the audience
  2. 2. someone who provides insight; the gods spoke through them
  3. 4. introduction of a play that provides background material.
  4. 5. what Oedipus gouges out
  5. 7. hubris is famously an example of this
  6. 9. play focused on the downfall of a hero
  7. 10. Latin root meaning foot
  8. 13. opponent of the protagonist
  9. 16. something Oedipus lacks