Analysis Of Funteovejuna By Lope De Vega

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Fear, rage, and revenge, these are the steps of FuenteOvejuna’s freedom from its corrupted tyrant. FunteOvejuna by Lope De Vega is a play that illustrates the power of a flock of sheep; alone, a single sheep is an easy victim, although, together as a flock they can stand tall and proud defending each other. FunteOvejuna is a tragicomedy, combining both funny, joyous rhymes, and Commander Guzman’s reign of terror, claiming one female sheep at a time. The University of Houston production of FunteOvejuna is an excellent play, displaying wonderful examples of great usage of a thrust stage, beautiful music, usage of medieval clothing, wonderful theme, strategic lighting, and conflicting motives.

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I agree with the play’s message, because throughout the whole production of this play, the women FuenteOvejuna were picked off as if they were a sheep that lost her herd by the antagonist. As the people of FuenteOvejuna banded together to fight back against the predator, Command Guzman, he was rendered powerless due to the sheer number of enraged citizens. Not only the theme was brought up repeatedly as Commander Guzman attacked several women, but the University of Houston product kept addressing who was the protagonist and antagonist by using different shades of …show more content…

The protagonist’s motives were simple, live a peaceful life together without any predators; although, the antagonist’s, Commander Guzman, motives were the complete opposite. The Commander wanted to have a sexual relationship with every woman in town, as all the woman did not agree, he took matters into his own hands. As the village learned about his motives he was marked as a sexual predator, and everyone tried their best to hide the females of FuenteOvejuna. Both motives made sense for what the title of this play, FuenteOvejuna; roughly translated, this means a “source of sheep”, which can be interpreted as a flock of sheep. The protagonist would play the role of a flock of sheep, and Commander Guzman would be the predator. Just like a real predator against sheep, Commander Guzman waits for one woman to become separated from the herd, to attack her as he did with Laurencia in the

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