had in getting there. Perhaps this reference to the difficulty in the hill mimic the rising tension with the union, or foreshadow the impending struggle. POLITICAL WHY QUOTES CONTEXT AND REFERENCES ECONOMIC ARE CONTEXT EMBEDDED WITHIN THE PLAY 1928 (when the There’s true play is set) love between rich were Leonardo and “the rich and the the Bride, but poor were because poor” Leonardo When Locra comes from a was growing up poor family, he was lucky whereas the enough to be bridegroom very rich. His comes from the parents owned poorer family a sugar (Ox vs. plantation and Vinyard) they as Spain had are not able to recently had its marry. sugar source Marriage is cut they seen to be an – became very economic wealthy. union rather Surrounding that one based Lorca were the on feelings. It poor. was important Everywhere he to marry went he saw within you their suffering social class. and this The gifts the impacted on his bride receives beliefs greatly. from the He saw it as are unfair and symbolic of the spent much of superfluous
had in getting there. Perhaps this reference to the difficulty in the hill mimic the rising tension with the union, or foreshadow the impending struggle. POLITICAL CONTEXT AND ECONOMIC CONTEXT WHY REFERENCES ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE PLAY QUOTES 1928 (when the play is set) “the rich were rich and the poor were poor” When Locra was growing up he was lucky enough to be very rich. His parents owned a sugar plantation and as Spain had recently had its sugar source cut – they became very wealthy. Surrounding Lorca were the poor. Everywhere he went he saw their suffering and this impacted on his beliefs greatly. He saw it as unfair and spent much of There’s true love between Leonardo and the Bride, but because Leonardo comes from a poor family, whereas the bridegroom comes from the poorer family (Ox vs. Vinyard) they are not able to marry. Marriage is seen to be an economic union rather that one based on feelings. It was important to marry within you social class. The gifts the bride receives from the are symbolic of the superfluous
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