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-como se conocen Berta y Juan
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Juan's padres conocían a los señores Lapeiras
Juan is a huerfano/naufrago and the Lapeiras are like his adoptive family- Berta es casi como su hermana Ellos se conocen desde la infancia Juan went out with a lot of easy women when he lived with the Lapeiras- the lapeiras wanted him to settle down and not go out with easy women Juan dreams that Berta will save him (redimir/angel redentor) from Raquel Now, Berta is in love with Juan |
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-cómo son los ojos de las mujeres
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Los ojos son las ventanas del alma
Berta--> blue, clear, virgin, like the sea, innocent, angelic Raquel--> negro, like the black sky, abismo--> represents death and demonic |
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-la importancia del dinero en estos capítulos
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Raquel keeps saying that all the money belongs to HER
Raquel chooses Berta to marry Juan because she's already in love with Juan- they won't have to pay her to get her to do it Lapeiras want Berta to marry Juan so they can get Juan's fortune- they want Juan to pay a dowry before marrying Berta Juan lies and says Berta is the herdadera of all his possessions to convice the lapeiras to let him marry Berta- the lapeiras like this idea Raquel wants to take Berta's fortune and buy hipotecas and possessions Raquel manipulates the Lapeiras to get their money and Berta's child |
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-las resonancias bíblicas:
el Rey Salomón |
King Salomón
- Sabiduría - él escoje quién es la madre real de un bebé - en esté caso, Juan es el bebé y Raquel es la madre Mentions King Salomon when describing Don Juan- he doesn't know if he should be loyal to Raquel or Berta b/c they're both his mothers Juan feels like a baby who doesn't know who his mother his unless he goes to King Salomon |
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-las resonancias bíblicas:
el patriarca Jacobo y su esposa Raquel |
La esposa de Jacob se llamaba Raquel
Ella no podía tener hijos Jacobo tenía que engendrar la criada para tener hijos porque su esposa no podía tener hijos Raquel mandó que Jacob tuviera relaciónes con la criada para tener hijos La cuenta en la biblia es exactamente como Dos Madres |
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-las resonancias bíblicas:
el angel y el demonio |
Berta--> angel redentor- will save Juan from Raquel's evil grasp- angel caido- she's the fallen angel that will save Juan
Berta fell from heaven to save Juan- angel caido- she's sent from heaven to help Juan - But in the Bible some angels fell from heaven and became evil. Berta only looks like an angel, she could be as manipulative as Raquel! Raquel--> demonio- controls Juan- manipuladora, poderoso, malvada Their eyes reflect that they're the demon/angel |
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-Raquel como mujer-madre
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Juan cries a lot
Raquel calls Juan "hijo mio" Raquel puts Juan in her regazo next to her senos and holds him like a baby Raquel treats Juan like her baby Juan has no power and no control- like a baby |
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-los nombres de Don Juan y Raquel (Biblia),
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Don Juan--> stereotypical macho man- but Juan is the opposite- he's debíl y fragíl y no tiene control ni poder
Raquel---> wife of Jacob that couldn't have kids so she made Jacob sleep with the criada to have a kid |
