Euripides V | 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

Argos (from Electra) - This is the land that Agamemnon once ruled.

The Farmer's Cottage (from Electra) - The action of Electra takes place here.

The Butchering Knife (from Electra) - Orestes uses this to kill Aegisthus.

The Bull's Intestines (from Electra) - Aegisthus looks at this to see a prediction of the future.

Thebes (from The Phoenician Women) - This is the land once ruled by Oedipus.

The Seven Gates of Thebes (from The Phoenician Women) - This surrounds the city of Thebes.

Sown Men (from The Phoenician Women) - These were...
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