Form and Structure for Blood Wedding.
Blood Wedding is written by Federico Garcia Lorca. It is similar to a classical tragic Greek tragedy. The play is split into three acts in act one, two scenes in act two and two scenes in the third and final act. .
There is a cyclic structure used in the play with the lonely mother inside talking at the start and the finish. .
All throughout the play we (the audience) know what is going to happen, with the deep romance between two actors all ending in tears, also the deaths happen off stage .
and choral speech is used, this is the typical Greek way as all the events are determined.
The woodcutters, moon, girls and the beggar woman, determine the events throughout the play. These are like narrators that when they are talking, are telling the audience what is going to happen, and what is happenening in the play. .
The Beggar woman is symbolic of death, she has bird imagery in lifting her rags symbolic of the female sexuality. The moon is also symbolic of death, the actor has very pale white skin, to look like the colour of the moon but also to show the weary colour of death. The girls are weaving red wool, which is also a symbol of death and Blood, which reflects the title. .
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In the play the journeys become a major part of the structure, they become a focal point in the play. The journeys are all leading up and based around the wedding, which is clearly the focal point, and is in the middle of the play. Every journey is specifically focused upon, and usually commented upon in the choral speech by characters. Leonardo travels on horse, reflecting his wild, free spirit. Whilst at the wedding the bride travels in a contrasting style, in a cart. .
The men travel whilst the women stay at home and work. In the first scene the mother is at home whilst the groom is going to the vineyard to provide a living for his family. This creates a barrier for the woman of the play, especially the bride.
