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Blood Wedding: MCE - Federico Garcia Lorca

Description: ISBN 0713685166 / Genre: Music / Stage / Screen / Author: Federico Garcia Lorca, Gwynne Edwards / Edition: Student / Paperback / 160 ... more

Blood Wedding: MCE - Federico Garcia Lorca ... Pages / Book is published 2006-11-15 by Methuen Drama

Newest Review: ... to marry, she is shocked to discover that before her son, the Bride had another lover, Leonardo, of the Felix family. This ... more

... creates great animosity between the two women, even more so when Leonardo turns up to their wedding with his new wife and young family. When it is discovered that both Leonardo and the Bride are missing after the wedding, the Bridegroom storms off in a jealous rage, swearing to take revenge. We find the wayward couple in a forest where they are joined by personifications of the moon and death. The moon takes the shape of a young wood cutter dressed in white while death is depicted as an old beggar woman, dressed in dar...more

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Blood Wedding: MCE - Federico Garcia Lorca: Romeo and Julliet, only better and more interesting! (822 words)
by - written on 20/09/09 (Very useful, 69 readings)
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A tale of lust, love and betrayal, Lorca's 'Blood Wedding' is one of the most gripping and exciting plays I have read. I often don't like reading plays as I find that their vivid meanings can not be fully explained in the short paraphrased stage directions, however I couldn't put Blood Wedding down. I must say now that this next part of the review contains some spoilers, although I knew what was going to happen before I read it and still found it brilliant and shocking. Lorca himself grew up in rural Spain, and this upbringing can clearly be seen to influence his later work, especially in Blood Wedding. The play is set in rural Spain ... Read the complete review