Why is Antigone a tragedy?

As with all tragic heroes, both Antigone and her uncle,
King Creon, suffer from a tragic flaw. stubborness; hers is stubborn self-righteousness
and his is stubborn pride, leading to Antigone's death as well as the deaths of Creon's
wife and son, Antigone's fiance. As classic tragic figures, they suffer misfortunes
brought on by themselves and from others in their story. Laws in society are important
in keeping people from living in chaos and not simply living and acting according to
their wills but a leader must not be so stubborn that he fails to act compassionately
when he needs to do so. Creon is such a leader; he rules absolutely and as a result,
abuses that power by destroying the moral, loyal, and couraeous people around him.
Antigone is moved by her loyaly to family and by her integrity. But, because Fate has
decreed the House of Thebes doomed since Antigone's father, Oedipus, the plot twists and
turns with misunderstandings and the conflict between religion and law, resulting in
these four characters' deaths. Unfortunately, this same Fate causes Creon to realize and
admit he is wrong too late to change this outcome.