Loca Use Of Symbols In Three Tragic Plays

Authors have many methods of telling a reader something without actually telling what it is, and it’s by the use of symbolism. Many symbols may not have a meaning, but they may help you understand what the author is trying to say. Symbols seem to be significant in writing pieces. They have an important role in Federico Garcia Lorca’s book of plays Three Tragedies, which took place in Spain during the 1930s. Three Tragedies was translated by James Graham-Lujan and Richard L. O’Connell and the three tragic dramas open up with an introduction by Lorca’s brother. Through the use of symbols, Lorca gives many interpretations of each of the three plays. Lorca uses the recurring symbols of embroidery, flowers, and blood to represent the three tragedies and power. In general, Lorca uses blood as a symbol of fate and death in his three tragic plays. Lorca’s tragic play “Blood Wedding” was written in 1933 and it was one of his longest plays with three acts and seven scenes …show more content…

However, each play uses the symbol of flowers differently. In “Blood Wedding”, the flowers didn't seem as much happiness towards the Bride. She throws them on the floor and it shows as if she doesn't want to get married. The Servant tells the bride, “I'm going to put the orange blossoms on from here to here, so the wreath will shine on top of your hair… Child! You’re asking God to punish you, throwing the wreath on the floor like that…” (Lorca 56). In “Yerma”, flowers were to make a women shine when she conceived a child. Maria describes, “Lord, make blossom the rose, leave not my rose in shadow.” Second Women describes, “And in your servants wombs the dark flames of the earth” (Lorca 145). In “House of Bernarda Alba”, the chorus sings a song and the girls sing along. The Chorus sings, “Throw wide your doors and windows, you girls who live in the town. The reaper asks you for roses, with which to deck his crown” (Lorca