Antigone | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Thebes - This city is located northwest of Athens, once ruled by Oedipus.

Colonus - This is the location of Oedipus' death. A place in the Greek city-state of Athens, it is a quiet suburb of the main city.

Body (of Polyneices) - This is identity of the corpse slain in battle outside of Thebes.

Decree (of Creon) - This is given by the ruler and Antigone is supposed to obey this in order to avoid a death sentence, but the older sister doesn't listen.

Zeus - This is the king of...
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