Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Return of Martin Guerre

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

The Basque Country, the Labourd - This place is the original home of the Guerre family.

Artigat, France - This place is the adopted village of the Guerre family.

Rieux - This place is the city where the first trial of Martin Guerre's impostor takes place.

Toulouse - This place is the capital of Languedoc province, and the place of the appeal of the case of Martin Guerre's impostor.

Toulouse Parliament, Parlement - This is a governing body, one of whose branches is the Criminal Court.

Flanders - This is the location...
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