This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Classic Literature has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 10 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Distraught man whom eyes were gouged by his own hand
Wife of kings; One er son and one her son's father
"why? What a stupid question to ask. Because of me my family is dead, therefore I wish to be dead but I don't deserve that luxury”
"Everyone has basic rights and nothing anyone has done to someone are to be deprived from those rights."
"Your plan might have been foiled but i want to share the punishment with you."
"you brother had no right to banish me. we are blood, and blood is thicker than water."
"One person's actions leads to a death, then that death leads to another, and this death leads to mine. For my son."
"so narrow-minded, so headstrong, this never would have happened if i tried hard enough to convince him of your innocents. Oh my sweet Antigone, I am sorry, may we meet again."
leader of the chorus and its spokesperson
"Men who don't listen to the wise and insult the ones who try to help end up hurting themselves and those around them."
"Oh my goodness not another death i have to describe."
a messenger who clearly has no desire to tell his tale
the main city in the plays Antigone, Oedipus Rex, and Oedipus at Colonus.
Rivalry city-state to Thebes and where Polynices fled to marry the daughter of King Adrestus.
"forever we shall remember this tragic event though we will stay loyal to the king and all of his decisions."
where Antigone and Haemon both spent their last breaths.
goddess of hell
when you die and are sent down to the underworld you will be judged by the king of Hell
Husband of Jocasta and was killed by his own son. King
“You don’t understand, I did what was best for Thebes even if I had to banish my own brother.”