While reading Antigone I saw many sociological aspects of the myth. It was definitely trying to guide people on how the oikos and polis should interact with each other. In my opinion Sophocles was trying create a separation between household and government affairs. Burying ones loved ones would be a household affair. Antigone felt that because Polyneices was her brother and because it was a religious custom to bury ones’ love ones so they would rest in peace and not haunt the family, she needed to bury her brother. However, Creon (the government) interfered with Antigone’s wishes because Polyneices was a trader. Although Sophocles killed off Antigone in his tragedy, he made the event seem honorable because Antigone was always proud of her
