Was Creon trying to be a Villain

When I first read the play Antigone my first thoughts were Antigone is the hero and Creon is the villain but were these classifications appropriate? Once you really dive into the book you start to see that Creon was not trying to be a villain at all he was only trying to keep the welfare of his nation on the forefront. Antigone broke a law and there is no arguing that. She broke a law and should of been punished as she did. It does not matter if it was right in the god's eyes she broke the law, so Creon should not be punished for having to carry out his own laws. In today's society there are many examples of the law and religion fighting it out, but in the land of the living the law stands above the laws of religion in strictly secular terms. Like earlier blog posts you are sometimes justified in breaking the law, but you will still be punished for what you did even if was for the greater good. In conclusion Creon should not be portrayed as a villain because he made a law and it was broken, so a punishment was justified.