The Valldaura Family Saga: A Tale of Secrets and Tragedy

Amadeu Riera:


It is the attorney and is married to Constance’s mistress Teresa.
Armanda is the cook has a relationship with the Valldaura Eladi, which gave her earrings.

Barbara:

It is a violinist who know Salvador Valldaura in Vienna ..

Eladi

Stores married Sofia economic interests. She has a daughter from another relationship with Pilar Segura.

Eulalia:

Wife of Rafael and Berguedà friend Teresa. Her husband dies, she joins her cunyatQuim.
James, son of Sophia and Eladi. Dies drowned in the pond

Read More

Life, Love, and Death in the Poetry of Miguel Hernández

Miguel Hernández: A Poetic Exploration of Life, Love, and Death

Themes and Influences

While Miguel Hernández is known for his love poems dedicated to his wife and child, his work extends beyond these personal themes to encompass broader subjects such as nature, the Spanish Republic, and the Civil War. His early work, like Perito en lunas, showcases a vibrant engagement with nature and sensuality. However, the shadow of war and its impact on the human spirit increasingly permeates his later poems,

Read More

Oppression and Freedom in Lorca’s “The House of Bernarda Alba”

Main Issues in Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba

Authoritarianism vs. Freedom

The play’s central conflict revolves around Bernarda Alba’s authoritarianism, which enforces oppressive norms based on her position as head of the household. This clashes with the yearning for freedom, primarily embodied by Maria Josefa (Bernarda’s mother) and Adela. Bernarda’s daughters, living under constant fear, only dare to whisper their dissent. Adela’s defiance is evident from the start: she wears a green dress

Read More

Of Love and Shadows

Part One

On December 7th, a harrier dog bit four people. Three were slaves, and the other was Mary Servant of All Angels, the only daughter of the Marquis de Casalduero. That same day, a shipment of slaves arrived, suspected of carrying a plague, but later revealed to be poisoned.

Bernarda Cabrera, Mary Servant’s mother and the Marquis’s wife, was a wild, seductive woman with a rapacious appetite for honey, fermented snuff, and tablets. Once shrewd in the slave trade, her excesses left their estate

Read More

La Celestina: A Summary and Analysis

1. Callisto’s Infatuation

Callisto falls in love with Melibea at first sight in her garden. Rejected, he confides in his servant, Sempronius, who suggests enlisting the bawd Celestina. Meanwhile, Sempronius attempts to persuade Pármeno, another servant and an acquaintance of Celestina, to join their plan by promising him an affair with Areúsa, one of Celestina’s pupils.

2. Celestina’s Involvement

Celestina arrives at Callisto’s house, and Callisto gives her a hundred coins as payment. Sempronius

Read More

Marriage Palavrakis: A Descent into Darkness

1. Biography and Works

Angélica Liddell, pseudonym of Angélica González, was born in Figueras, Girona, in 1966. A Spanish playwright and actress, she holds degrees in Psychology and Dramatic Arts. Her childhood was spent in constant movement across Spain due to her father’s military career. The hostile environment of military barracks, coupled with alleged abuses witnessed by her playmates, profoundly impacted Liddell. From a young age, she focused her work on lyrical and dramatic themes of pain,

Read More