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vspeck1
vspeck1
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College - Sophomore

In Act I, scene 2, the Mother-in-law, and wife are chanting a poem, what significance does this giant horse who did not want the water have?

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Posted by vspeck1 on Friday October 12, 2007 at 8:46 PM and tagged with blood wedding, dark water, giant horse, poem.

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  1. elisipie
    elisipie Student
    College - Sophomore

    Within Act1Scene2 the reference to the horse is spoken in poem/lullaby form to the child,it seems strange that the child is being rocked to sleep with violent images being planted in her head,but when thinking about it, several rhymes we are used to; such as "rockabye baby" are infact also lullabys that are not particularly "child friendly".

    When looking closely into the poem we can see that the mother refers to her child as"little carnation"whereas the MIL(motherinlaw) refers to it as"little rosebush"it seems clear that the MIL is trying to dominate the relationship over the child cos we can see that a rosebush is a dominating flower but it is also secretly violent with the use of thorns;aswell as beauty. whilst the MIL also is a more aggressive character toward the child with the use of violent images like "wounded,dagger,blood" whereas the mother seems more like she is warning the child of what is to come. It is seen here that the stallion is possibly refering to the father of the child. Warning the child of his dangers, yet at the same time the mother-who is in love with him is warning the child of him, however the MIL has no sympathy&shows with her aggressive nature that she wishes him ill.

    With the use of the stallion&the waterthat leonardo is not just dangerous but in danger.
    finally, it is also odd that of all the characters Leonardo is the only named one&therefore is the central character of the play.

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    Posted by elisipie on Tuesday November 6, 2007 at 9:57 AM

  2. elisipie
    elisipie Student
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    hope that helps. :)

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    Posted by elisipie on Tuesday November 6, 2007 at 9:58 AM

  3. rboatman1
    rboatman1 Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    Vvisit www.repertorio.or and click on study guide then on Lorca. You will find an interview with Rene Buch-- the director of one of Repertorio's plays--on page 19 of 31 the quote is, "The lullaby is a structural device It's the first time the horse comes in. Lorca puts the horse in the poetry, and that horse is going to become the real horse at the end of the third scene, and the horse that is going to take them away when they escape. and then in the last act, the Bridegroom is going to say, "There's only one horse in the world, and it's this one." It's also a symbol within the tradition of Spanish classical theatre. In the seventeenth century, falling off a horse is taken to show that a man is slave to his passions. The horse has always been a representation of unleashed passion, so the horse had to be very important in the production."

     

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    Posted by rboatman1 on Sunday November 11, 2007 at 12:23 PM