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st101
st101
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High School - 11th Grade

In the House of Bernarda Alba, what does Poncia implies when she says the following?

" Who knows, lighting might strike suddenly.Who knows but what all of a sudden, in a rush of blood, your heart might stop"?

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Posted by st101 on Wednesday March 25, 2009 at 7:30 PM and tagged with house of bernarda alba, the house of bernarda alba.

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  1. shivbutton
    shivbutton Student
    College - Senior

    Poncia is talking to Bernarda she is literally saying 'something might happen that could lead to your death' but what she's implying is that she cant be so sure of the future ANYTHING could happen, she might loose controll - which of course she does by the end of the play.

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    Posted by shivbutton on Sunday June 21, 2009 at 8:16 AM