A tragedy is an event that causes a great loss due to a tragic flaw of a tragic hero. Antigone is a tragedy but it is a play where not one, but many characters’ actions have an impact on the ending of the story. Sometimes a tragedy is not only caused by one person and in this case the tragic hero is both Antigone and Creon. In the first reading, many would assume that Antigone is the hero or heroine. She is brave, daring and unafraid to stand up for what she believes in. On the other hand, Creon seemed like the typical villain. He is a sticker to the rules, angry and capable of convicting his own family member. But reading more into the story, it is shown that Creon had a softer side and that as king, he could not choose his own family member over the law. It may seem obvious to many that Creon is the tragic hero but Antigone’s actions also prove that she is also the perfect candidate to be a tragic hero. In many ways, Antigone and Creon are very alike. They are both prideful and stubborn and refused to look the other way. Both believed that they are the right one and that is their tragic flaw. Creon is narrow-minded because he is unable to think outside the box or in this case the law. The law of the land is supreme and nobody can change his will, not even Antigone. Antigone is headstrong and full of pride which not only did not get her brother buried but caused her own death. Both refused to consider the other’s situation so in the end, their actions caused their own tragedy. In the end Creon realized his own faults and regrets and grieves. Antigone may have died with her beliefs unchanged but what good is a dead person? Did she really die for a good reason? Could Antigone have proven her point to Creon without dying for her beliefs?