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Prudencia, a woman from the neighborhood.
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Scene: An interior patio. Bernarda and the daughters are eating. Prudencia, a woman from the village is present. Poncia is serving them.
Prudencia and Bernarda discuss Prudencia’s family: Her husband is stubborn and holds a grudge over an inheritance. The daughter has never been forgiven for disobeying the father. Bernarda remarks that, “A daughter who disobeys stops being a daughter and becomes an enemy.”
The conversation is interrupted by the...
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