Blood Wedding is a particularly distinct play where only Lorca can decipher the placement of characters and their symbolic connotations. He presents characters in a unique manner to express personal beliefs and controversial issues surrounding society at he time of the play. One character that stood out to me was Leonardo, his spitefulness and bitterness was an appealing feature that will not go unnoticed. He has varied features that contrast definitely from the other cast. Analysing this character in considerable depth will expose why Lorca used this character. Furthermore exploring purpose and reasoning that otherwise will be undetectable by a general observation.
Leonardo 's outpour,"I 've been asking myself night and day who was to blame... …show more content…
The divergence of the ominous poem is explicitly different from the proposed idea of two women cradling a child. As the Wife sings, "Oh, the poor, poor horse who just wouldn 't drink" it is illustrating Leonardo. The proposition that the "horse" would not "drink" is very similar to Leonardo not pursuing the girl he has a clear destined love for. Lorca has carefully paid attention to the syntax, the repetition of "poor" reinforces the distraught of the "horse" (Leonardo). The repetition also emphasises the tormented, troubled and agitated pain the horse is experiencing. The pain depicted in the poem is physical but the pain that Lorca is portraying is emotional. The need to drink is a necessary process required in order to live, therefore enhancing that Leonardo must love the bride and chase his desire to be with her. The wife also sings"in the shivering cold snow the cold horse of dawn." the snow is significant, it represents the idea of freezing the internal notions. The snow suspends and fetters passion within Leonardo, it also links with the idea of dualism. Further on in the play Lorca refers to the Brides blouse "of shining snow", Lorca paid close attention to this reference. The blouse is going to finally bury Leonardo, restraining him from pursuing his passion. Another reference found at the end of the play when Leonardo and the Bride are exchanging thoughts and deep emotions, " When fire meets fire a single tiny flame can set a whole forest ablaze." . The fire represents passion, Lorca is expressing the idea that when passion of love is shared between two people the environment in which they live is irrelevant. Poetic dialogue is present again in, Act 2, scene 2, while the maid is arranging glasses she sings , "the moon is watching, watching over the bride 's white balcony." from this passage she sings about the moon "watching" over
Leonardo 's outpour,"I 've been asking myself night and day who was to blame... …show more content…
The divergence of the ominous poem is explicitly different from the proposed idea of two women cradling a child. As the Wife sings, "Oh, the poor, poor horse who just wouldn 't drink" it is illustrating Leonardo. The proposition that the "horse" would not "drink" is very similar to Leonardo not pursuing the girl he has a clear destined love for. Lorca has carefully paid attention to the syntax, the repetition of "poor" reinforces the distraught of the "horse" (Leonardo). The repetition also emphasises the tormented, troubled and agitated pain the horse is experiencing. The pain depicted in the poem is physical but the pain that Lorca is portraying is emotional. The need to drink is a necessary process required in order to live, therefore enhancing that Leonardo must love the bride and chase his desire to be with her. The wife also sings"in the shivering cold snow the cold horse of dawn." the snow is significant, it represents the idea of freezing the internal notions. The snow suspends and fetters passion within Leonardo, it also links with the idea of dualism. Further on in the play Lorca refers to the Brides blouse "of shining snow", Lorca paid close attention to this reference. The blouse is going to finally bury Leonardo, restraining him from pursuing his passion. Another reference found at the end of the play when Leonardo and the Bride are exchanging thoughts and deep emotions, " When fire meets fire a single tiny flame can set a whole forest ablaze." . The fire represents passion, Lorca is expressing the idea that when passion of love is shared between two people the environment in which they live is irrelevant. Poetic dialogue is present again in, Act 2, scene 2, while the maid is arranging glasses she sings , "the moon is watching, watching over the bride 's white balcony." from this passage she sings about the moon "watching" over