GEOGRAPHICAL WHY QUOTES CONTEXT REFERENCES ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE PLAY Born in Spain As Lorca was and grew up in free to write Spain. what he Visited Cuba. wished, his The novel play examines reflects the cultural rituals country’s and ties’ ‘blood specific while landscape while criticising the still being a class system surreal and lack of exploration of equality ideas. embedded The heat and within society. dependence on crops for life Heat pervades are typical of the play and is the Andalusian symbolic of the area Lorca passion and lived. violence that exists beneath Blood Wedding the surface. was not limited There is a in its discussion divide between of life and social the land owned class as it was by the bride’s written in the family and the time when bride-groom’s Spain was family – practically free possibly from political foreshadowing interference. the fact that they were not meant to be together. The family travels to the bride’s home and the mother mentions the and ‘hills’ difficulty they
GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT WHY REFERENCES ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE PLAY QUOTES Born in Spain and grew up in Spain. Visited Cuba. The novel reflects the country’s specific landscape while still being a surreal exploration of ideas. The heat and dependence on crops for life are typical of the Andalusian area Lorca lived. Blood Wedding was not limited in its discussion of life and social class as it was written in the time when Spain was practically free from political interference. As Lorca was free to write what he wished, his play examines cultural rituals and ‘blood ties’ while criticising the class system and lack of equality embedded within society. Heat pervades the play and is symbolic of the passion and violence that exists beneath the surface. There is a divide between the land owned by the bride’s family and the bride-groom’s family – possibly foreshadowing the fact that they were not meant to be together. The family travels to the bride’s home and the mother mentions the ‘hills’ and difficulty they