Journal #8- Blood Wedding

The set changes from a supposedly happy wedding scene with some drama, to that of an eerie and intense scene in the woods. I think that Lorca could be using this for two reasons. First off, in terms of plot this happens because it shows the contrast between the ideal wedding and the increasing intensity between that will lead up to the final scene where you find out the lovers have killed each other. But I also see the woods as a place for Lorca to show how natural elements- such as innate attraction and death- come to play in a real world unfettered by societal standards. This gives the atmospheric shift from the facade of happiness to a place where the Bride and Leonardo can show how they both truly feel naturally, while still building up the intensity of the play. Also, I see that what comes along with the woods (aka the woodcutters, moon and beggar woman) are better represented in the woods than at the scene of the wedding. Henceforth, these more dramatic characters give better light to what happens to people when put in their natural element. Overall, this atmosphere (especially at the end) gives way for the reader to understand how the author highlights the immensity of the killings at the end of the act.