Friday, December 5, 2008

To Creon


All have to say is that I'm glad that the Godesses Poena and Nemesis have smiled their fortunes unto you. Perhaps now you can feel the pain that Antigone felt. You've lost your family, as did she, but she had it worse than you. What if someone had sentenced to have Haemon unburied for all time? You caused her death. You drove her to that grief, and I despise you for that. I don't think I will ever be able to forgive you for taking my sister away. I only hope that your eyes have been opened to all of the pain and devastation you have caused.

To Polyneices and Eteocles

My brothers, I hope you are at peace. I never had time to actually mourn your loss, so I am doing it now. I ask you to find and take care Antigone. I tried so much help her but in the end, there was nothing I could do. I truly hope that you are all at peace, and I will try my best to kepp your memories alive.

To Antigone



Antigone, my sister. I am still mourning your loss. I hope that you have found comfort now with the rest of our family. I am still angry at the fact that you loved your dead family more than your live one. I feel as if you didn't care for me at all. You always spoke of being loyal to one's family, but what a hypocrite you are! Am I worthless to you? I have held my tongue against everything I've ever believed in, but this has served to anger me. I can't do anything for you anymore, but I'm not sad. I know I did everything in my power to help you, but you just denied me. I am angry at you still, but time heal's all. I'm still you're sister and I still love you. Again, I hope you have found our brothers, mother and father.

Leaving

I've decided to leave Thebes. I don't know where I'm going, but I have nothing keeping me here. Only bad memories. I've accepted the fact that my family was cursed somehow and can only hope that they have gone to the Elysian Fields.

Lost

I’m lost. I don’t know what to do anymore. My entire family has been wiped off of the face of the planet, and I’m left here all by myself. Why must the Gods curse me so? Antigone has died, Haemon has died, and even his mother died. I just feel so alone…

Antigone and Ismene On Trial


Okay, so I was wrong. Things have gotten worse. Antigone was caught trying to bury our brother after I tried to convince her not to perform the task. I didn’t think that she had it in her. I was lamenting the loss of poor Polyneices when I realized Antigone had been caught. Perhaps if I told Creon that I had been involved, he would punish Antigone as severely. Maybe he could even pity us and think that we were in so much grief that we had to do something. It was then and there that I resolved to stand up for Antigone.
When Creon asked if I had taken any part in the burial rights, I said yes, but for some reason Antigone denied me. It seems that she doesn’t want any help. I’m so frustrated with her. Why doesn’t she understand? I’m trying so hard so hard to be a good person but everything keeps backfiring in my face.
Haemon, Creon’s son, is betrothed to Antigone, so I decided to appeal to Creon in that sense, but it didn’t work. I’m sure Creon won’t put Antigone to death, at least for Haemon’s sake.

Ismene's Conversation With Antigone

I am troubled today. Antigone came to me and asked me if I knew of a rumor going around the town about anyone close to us. I told her no, of course, only because I assumed that so much gossip was going around thanks to my families past activities. The most recent news I had heard was that our brothers were killed by one another. My father married my grandmother and my two brothers killed one another. Honestly, I can’t see things getting any worse.
Continuing on with my story, Antigone then told me that Creon had apparently commanded that Polyneices, my brother, was going to remain unburied. Anyone who tried to bury him would be put to death. At that point, I was shocked and wanted to find some way to help him, but when I asked Antigone what her plan was she basically told me to risk our lives and bury Polyneices. Obviously, I am not going to risk my life. Our entire family is dead, and she expects me to jump in the pot with her? I don’t want to dishonor my family, but what am I suppose to do? I’m only a woman, and I have to be faithful to my home.
In the end I told her if she wanted to commit her deed, she should do it in secrecy, but she wants to shout it out to the world! I think she’s gone insane from so much loss. I don’t blame her though. Inside I feel the same way, but unlike her I know that there are lines that are not suppose to be crossed.