Journal #12 Antigone

I think Anouilh bombards his audience with the contrast of ugly vs pretty to show how a persons beliefs of themselves are based off of others. Antigone is always told that she is pretty but she never agrees, but her sister is very pretty. This contrast could show how Antigone is true and does what she believes is right but her sister who is pretty is just a puppet that goes with the flow and does what others expect her to do. Antigone and her father shared the same ugliness and this relates to how they both know that something is wrong and don't stop until they get answers and only then they become beautiful. With this tension we are able to see what characters      share the same ideals and beliefs.

Journal #11 Antigone

In the beginning the Chorus was like any other narrator part they were very to the point and never took the side of any of the characters. The Chorus also never showed any emotion when it came to opinions about the characters they were very unbiased. Later in the story we seen the Chorus changed from no emotion and took on a very sorrow filled persona. The Chorus describes the main ideas of  a tragedy and with its description brings a very depressed mood. "There isn't any hope, You're trapped. The whole sky has fallen in on you." this is very different from the normal narrator we seen in the beginning of the book.

Journal #10 Antigone

1. Oedipus died
2. Polynices fights with Eteocles and they both die
3. Creon takes over
4. Eteocles is buried honorable and Polynices isn't
5. Haemon dances with Ismene then proposed to Antigone
6. Antigone dresses in Ismene's clothes and makeup she goes to Haemon and they fight
7. Antigone asks Ismene to help her bury their brother

Most of these events are described by the chorus which gives an unbiased view. I think this is more effective allowing people to understand what had happened without taking sides. If Antigone had been the one telling the events they would have been from her point of view which is opposed to Creon. I think the way Anouilh presented the events was good because it allowed us to create our own views without being clouded by the characters opinions.

Blood Wedding Journal #8

Between acts the set is changed based on where they are at. The setting shows a lot a bout a persons status and even about the person. The sets colors and things that stick out in the set maybe hints to what the people who own the place are like and what they can afford. When Leonardo's house is described they say its pink and has copper objects with everyday flowers. This shows that he is probably middle class because his things are not gold or silver but they aren't scrap metal either. The flowers are also nothing that suggest any wealth they are described as everyday flowers which shows that they are ordinary.

Blood Wedding Journal #7

The children showed up so much in the second act to represent how innocent they are. When a child is younger all they want to do is be older so they can get married and live their dream life, they don't realize all responsibilities of being older and how much harder it is. This is shown when the bride is faced with the conflict of marriage but all the children are thinking about is the joy and happiness that is expected during a wedding.

Blood Wedding Journal #6

The character who seems to be the worst off is the bride during the days before she is set to be married. She is very moody and seems to just be there because she has to and never wants to involve herself in the plans of her wedding.  When her fiance comes over she is very distant and just stands in the corner never saying anything. The bride is in love with Leonardo still and this is what causes her to be miserable, because she is getting married she starts to realize that she can never be with Leonardo and that's why she seems so distant. She cant marry Leonardo because he is already married with a baby and another on the way and she is committed to be married.

Blood Wedding Journal #5

One major archetype is the traditional wedding of this time. This would consist of one man and one woman who would marry and they would stay married until the end. In the play a marriage is about to start, but it fails before it even begins. I think Lorca rejects this archetype and to do that he shows how one family is split up by two long lovers and their desire for love from each other and how it overcomes the love that they have for their spouse.

Blood Wedding #4

The first symbol is the knife and weapons used to kill. This is present both at the beginning and at the end of the play. I think it shows up mostly from the mothers perspective because it was something that changed her life very drastically and had a huge impact. It is also used to foreshadow what will happen in the end of the book. It is so significant because it is a tool that can be used to destroy someones life in only a few seconds. It develops the character of the mother and how she is so protective and passionate over any harm to her family.

The second symbol that is very present is the agriculture and idea of growing things. They talk about the son buying the vineyard and that is where he gains his wealth from. They also relate a persons life to that of a flower and when they are healthy and happy they are alive and well, but when they aren't so well off they are covered in weeds and turned to dust. The mother relates her husband to a carnation and how he smelled like them. I think this develops the idea that a persons life can be taken away just as easy as a flowers and how fragile they really are.