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Cultural Ties to "Blood Wedding" - Coggle Diagram
Cultural Ties to "Blood Wedding"
Spanish Culture
Honor and Reputation
This can be seen in the pursuit of the couples, as the families are driven by the desire to hold their reputation and honor.
When the bride went against her family to run away with her lover to fulfill her own wishes instead of her families'.
Arranged Marriages
The play explores the tradition of arranged marriages, where the Bride was expected to marry someone based on family considerations rather than her personal desires.
Societal Expectations
Traditional Gender Roles
The character of the Bride in "Blood Wedding" represents these expectations as she is supposed to be obedient to her family and societal expectations.
Expectations
The Bride's choice to disobey cultural traditions/expectations and run away with Leonardo goes against the expectations of arranged marriages and societal expectations, causing conflicts and consequences.
Themes/Morals and Values
Passion
The Bride's unwavering passion for love towards Leonardo demonstrates her passion, a common valued value in Spanish culture.
Love
The play explores the consequences of pursuing forbidden love and the conflicts occuring due to personal desires clashing with societal expectations
Plot
Middle
On the day of the wedding, the Bride and Leonardo decide to runaway and this causes drama between the two families.
Beginning
There is a Bride and the Bridegroom who are soon to be wed. This was originally due to the fact that the two families did not get along.
However, the bride does not love the Bridegroom, and is still in love with Leonardo.
End
The pursuit leads to violence, causing deaths among the characters.