Dear Diary,
So basically I took over the crown from Laius; only to find a country tortured by disease and turmoil. I have no idea what to do exactly, but I will try my best do what is best for the country. Apparently someone murdered Laius but everyone was too stupid to actually find out who it was. I heard a prophecy that says I am supposed to spill the blood of my father, and sleep with my mother. What up with that? What up with that? I mean come on, who in their right mind would want to sleep with their own mother. The person who birthed you, and nurtured you as a child. Why would you want to do that? It is disgusting. I felt like I should avenge Laius’ death. So I inquired the great prophet Tiresias. All that blind fool could basically tell me was that I spilt Laius’ blood. What a stone blind fool. How could anyone believe something like that? Complete nonsense if you ask me. Also, the man is old, frail, and crazy. The kind of person that yells to the kids “eyyy you darn kids! Get out of my courtyard!” I didn’t even know Laius, why would I spill his blood? And how am I going to be the cause of my downfall? Normally other people like slaves, armies, rebellions are the cause of someone’s downfall. Is my life going to be a tragedy because of some unknown flaw that stains my character.
Okay so basically I am freaking out because there is a high possibility that I killed my father, Laius. If Laius is my father, that means Jocasta is my mother whom I have been sleeping with. Great, I really am going to make babies that no one will want to look upon. How was I supposed to know? I fell like puking, I specifically ran away from the person who I thought was my “father” so I wouldn’t kill him, only to end up killing my true father on the highways. Yeah, that about sums it up for you, basically my life is plummeting to its end, and my death is inevitable.
What is the motif of stone used for?
Is Oedipus' desire to know all the reason for his downfall? If so how? What is Sophocles trying to say about this?
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