Diary entries from any of the characters
Pg. 211-234; Oedipus just found out that he was not raised by his real parents and now he is trying to figure out who his real parents are.
Dearest Journal,
I am so confused. I do not know what to think anymore. There is a messenger that is telling me that my parents are not who I thought they were. But how could that be? It is crazy talk. But then again, maybe it is true. I do not know what to believe. The shepherd seemed to know what he was talking about. So maybe the messenger is telling me the truth.
If the messenger is telling me the truth and Polybus and Merope are not my parents, then I will have wasted most of my life trying to stay away from them…for absolutely no reason at all. I almost do not want to believe the messenger and the shepherd. If I do believe them, then I do not know how I will live with myself, knowing that I was ignoring the people who raised me when there was no real threat. But I think I have to believe them. What they’re saying is making sense.
Why did Jocasta run off when I was talking to the messenger about my real parents? That did not make sense. Nothing we found out affects her. She still has her royal blood. She should not have become so mad…unless she knows something. Could she know anything about my past? Probably not, but what if she does? Why would she keep something like that from me? She will not tell me anything though. She is too mad.
Who else can I ask that would know who my real parents are? I must know. I do not want the prophecy to be fulfilled. I must know who my parents are so I can stay away from them. Maybe I can torture the shepherd some more and he will start to remember. That will work. I need to calm down first. I cannot let anyone see me like this. I must look powerful and authoritative. I must learn the truth about myself. If nothing else, I must know.
As always,
Oedipus
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