Blood Wedding
Uploaded by isayar on Jun 19, 2004
The Symbolism of Blood
In Lorca’s Blood Wedding, blood is referred to as whether a person is good or bad. In some examples, blood is explained in different metaphors. Blood has many significant symbolisms structured throughout the play. For example, “What kind of a blood do you have?” A person of a good blood experiences honor and love throughout his and or her life and also gets respect from the environment and society. On the other hand, bad blood represents the behavior of a person and that usually comes from the teachings of a family. Blood is repeatedly referred to as having magic powers and as the only food for supernatural beings. In this essay, I will examine the elements of blood, which shows one’s reactions in various situations, and how blood refers to as one’s feelings psychologically.
Blood represents itself psychologically in the play where Leonardo says “ I’m hot-blooded and I don’t want to shout so all these hills will hear me” (Lorca, 59). This behavior shows that Leonardo gets angry easily and cannot keep his anger within himself. By shouting outloud, everybody would hear him and it’s to be a secret meeting. Leonardo sees bride secretly and she becomes unhappy about it and she gets afraid of being seen by the others. In addition to the last statement above, blood is associated with a variety of notions, including how it affects one’s emotions as well as affecting him or her psychologically. Once again, Leonardo describes this concept in act two, scene 1, in a dialog with the bride. He states that he is hot-blooded and he does not want to shout so all these hills will hear him. In act three, scene 1 another conversation takes place between Leonardo and the bride and Leonardo describes how his red blood turns black when he thinks of her wedding. In every conversation, blood has a different meaning. Again the blood shows Leonardo’s emotions toward a particular event. Although there is no rational evidence to prove that the blood directly affects emotions, Leonardo uses terms that allude to the unproven fact.
Moreover, blood represents genetic and heritage information. By saying genetic information, it appears that blood shows the person’s way of behavior as if they come from the same blood. Leonardo demonstrates this by running away with the bride. In this case, the bride runs away with him intentionally....