Blood Wedding #1

Notes from a brainstorm:


Grapes and knives are mentioned a lot throughout Act 1. This could represent a lot of things. I guess grapes represent wealth to the mother because that is how her son makes his income. Knives represent loss and violence of man. Both her husband and son are dead because of knives, apparently. I don't really get this play. It's really easy to read but I get bored and I forget what I read.

There's a lot of lying in here, too, so far. Leonardo lies to his wife about using the horse and taking the horse out and where he goes. He says he was at the wheat-buyers but he was really riding to see the Bride. Odd. The Bride later keeps telling the Maid to back off and on the final page of Act I, she keeps saying "lies, lies!" like she doesn't want anyone to know her relations with Leonardo. Which is obvious why, because she's about to be married. She can't be scared by past relationships! Nobody will marry her then.

The final thing I noticed was the family relationships. Children seem to respect parents in a way. The Bridegroom is very respectful and loving toward his mother. He always appears very helpful and aware of his mother's silliness, but loves her anyway. And the Bride accepts the Bridegroom's proposal to appease her father, I think. She's a quiet and well-mannered child and her father even says that to the Bridegroom and his Mother.