When the Greeks do a tragedy they really do a tragedy. I guess that's fitting considering they did define what a tragedy is. If the story of Antigone and Creon has a moral (I haven't decided if it does) it's that, try as you might, you cannot escape your fate. Oedipus's father brought about his own fate in attempting to escape it by sending giving Oedipus to some one else to get rid of. In attempting to escape this same fate Oedipus brought it about. In the end even Creon learned fate is inescapable, though why the seer came so late is a point worth pondering.
Perhaps Sophocles was of the opinion that people were too stubborn? Was he hoping that the politicians viewing the play would take Creon's role to heart and question if they should do things differently? As he was a member of the ruling class he would have first hand experiences...
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