# Books like Antigone

**10** books similar to *Antigone* by Sophocles (Drama · grades 9–12), matched on shared themes, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** justice, loyalty, individual vs state, fate, family
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## Similar books

- [Oedipus Rex](https://readinglist.school/book/oedipus-rex) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of justice and fate, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Fences](https://readinglist.school/book/fences) by August Wilson _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [King Lear](https://readinglist.school/book/king-lear) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Romeo and Juliet](https://readinglist.school/book/romeo-and-juliet) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 8–10)_ — Shares themes of fate, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (8–10).
- [The Glass Menagerie](https://readinglist.school/book/the-glass-menagerie) by Tennessee Williams _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [The Outsiders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-outsiders) by S.E. Hinton _(750L · Grades 7–9)_ — Shares themes of loyalty and family and overlapping grades (7–9).
- [Twelve Angry Men](https://readinglist.school/book/twelve-angry-men) by Reginald Rose _(Grades 8–10)_ — Shares themes of justice, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (8–10).
- [1984](https://readinglist.school/book/1984) by George Orwell _(1090L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of individual vs state and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [A Doll's House](https://readinglist.school/book/a-dolls-house) by Henrik Ibsen _(Grades 11–12)_ — Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [A Midsummer Night's Dream](https://readinglist.school/book/a-midsummer-nights-dream) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 8–12)_ — Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (8–12).

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