Monday, June 2, 2014

Literature Analysis

The House of Bernarda Alba
(Play)     Abriendo Puertas Tomo II     originally I read this play in Spanish so I am translating this to English
By Federico Garcia Lorca 

1.The five daughters of Bernarda Alba are dominated by the untamable authority of their mother. The very proud Bernarda hates her neighbors but is dominated by the "what will they say". They story starts off with the death of her husband where she implies the rules of no crying and to stay in morning for months. Because of their mother the daughters have had to give up a lot. And due to that and how hard and cold she is they will suffer. 
2. The theme of this play is the reputation that Bernarda holds. She thinks it's everything and in the town she lives in it is known that her family is one of the "wealthier" ones of town.
3. The authors tone in this play was very serious. since the whole play is portrayed by a serious women then everything around her will be serious.
pg.156 Bernarda: Silence! this was the first thing she says in the entire play. this is stating that silence is a big part of this play and it brings up such an important role throughout. Silence in the play is basically another character. The silence the sisters had to keep because their mother was so enforced in keeping everything a secret no one could basically say anything. They had to keep their opinions to themselves.
pg. 205 Bernarda: after all, she has said it was a practical joke. What else could it be? Poncia: you think it's like that? Bernarda: I don't think I know.... This is basically saying how Bernarda is covering her own eyes and denying it to poncias face that she knows that Martidio played a practical joke on her sister when in reality she is in love with Pepe and took the portrait from Angustias on purpose. She is denying it because it benefits her image and she wants to keep it "clean". Pg. 215 prudencia: I don't know what he says. But i suffer. Bernarda: a daughter that disobeys isnt a daughter anymore but an enemy. Prudencia is upset because her daughter went off with her boyfriend and got married but what she is mostly upset about is that her husband hasn't yet forgiven her for it. Bernada on the other hand thinks that it's ok that her husband hasn't yet forgiven her. She thinks that there should be an image to keep up. Bernarda also gives off a sense of no maternal instinct the opposite of Purdencia that actually cares. 
4. he used alot of symbolism and he uses te colors to paint a clear picture of what the house looks like.
1. he uses direct characterization when martidio is talking because she is in love with Pepe and she La poncia knows. he uses indirect characterization to let the audience know that Pepe and Adela have been in a relationship for a while and only the audience and they know.
2. the author focuses more on action and what is happening instead of syntax.
3. the protagonist is for the most part a round character. Adela knows what she wants and is determined. Bernarda is the protagonast yet the antagonist because she is the reason that all of this happened in the first place.
4. after reading this play i wanted to talk to the characters of Adela and Bernarda. I wanted to know why she did everything and why she was so cruel to her own daughters. I would ask Adela questions like how did you and Pepe first meet? and why didnt you just run away with him? 

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