Discuss antigone by sophocles.

Create a 8 pages page paper that discusses antigone by sophocles. The main antagonist, Creon and Antigone, the protagonist in the story, are embroiled in a series of rebellious and obedient deeds involving them and those who are close to them. The theme of rebellion can be seen through the following characters: Creon, Antigone, Haimon, Ismene, Polyneices and Eurydice. On the other hand, obedience as a theme can be showcased through the following characters: Antigone, Sentry, Ismene, the Priest, Teiresias, Etoecles and the people.

After Thebes’s army becomes victorious against an assault from the Argive army, King Creon issues a decree to prevent proper burial for his nephew, Polyneices who led the assault against the kingdom. He gives Etoecles a hero’s send off, but denies his blood brother a burial and orders his body to be left for scavenging dogs and birds to feast on him because he was a traitor.