Jocasta's Diary

Dear Diary,

The city of Thebes is suffering with this plague upon us. The city is crumbling and people are dying. Tiresis and the prophets told my king and husband that he was the reason Thebes was suffering. I told Oedipus,"Brush them from your mind. Whatever the god needs and seeks he'll bring to light himself, with ease." (798-799)  He shouldn't believe the prophets because the Gods would reveal the truth. I heard Oedipus screaming today and I ran downstairs asking, "For the love of god, Oedipus, tell me too, what is it? Why this rage? You're so unbending." (767-769) Creon and Oedipus have been arguing a lot lately and I can't stand it. I tried to calm him down by getting to the bottom of the fight. We then talked about my past with king Laius and this sparked weird emotions in him. He started asking me questions about Laius like, "How did he look? Describe him. Had he reached his prime?" (816-817) This really worried me and confused me.