Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Greek Mythology
- Elementos de 'La Tragedia Griega'
- The poems & the women of the final act play the role of the chorus
- A device that keeps the audience informed
- las Tres Parcas en la Mitología Griega
- Represented by the women & the child
- A3CU
- 'hilo de lana' - thread of wool
- Symbolises the lives of Leonardo & the Novio, which are cut short
- 3 lovers - el triángulo amoroso
- The Moon
- Often used to represent innocence/purity (general literature)
- contrast to La Luna because she wants blood
- The chorus also foreshadows the events in the future of the play
- el Destino
- Lorca suggests that destiny is the most powerful force and one cannot avoid their fate
- Eg. For Leonardo, in the lullaby "el caballo grande que no quiso el agua"
- 'Large horse who didn't want the water'
- Leonardo doesn't want to die or go against society (who say they can't be together)
- "El agua era negra."
- Link to the River Styx
- The underworld to death (foreshadow)
- Waiting for death
- Purgatory
- Una referencia a la Mitología Romana
- Scene with la Luna
- Durante su soliloquio
- The characteristics and wants of La Luna are similar to the image of DIANA
- Roman Goddess of the Moon and 'the Hunt'