La bodas de Sangre - Blood weeding (federico Lorca) & Blood weeding Film (Carlos Saura) - Essay Example

There are few symbols that can be seen in the novel Blood wedding by La bodas de Sangre. One of the symbols is d in thebook, the blood-water opposition forms the nucleus of the symbolism of life-death, as it becomes the focal image of the related themes of honor, pride and passion. The above symbol may be said to be good blood in the sense of one’s family heritage means not only men who produce many sons but also means men of honor. The second instance of symbolism is when the Bride is described as the dark river and the Bride herself being too indecent to throw herself into the water, “decent woman throws herself into the water.

In reference to Leonardo as the dark river shows honor and life-death as the connection is fairly clear when the Bride refers to the fatal force of the dark river in contrast to the “little bit of water. The “little bit of water symbolizes the Bridegroom from which she hoped for children.Symbolism that in the film, the orange blossoms that the bride wore were fake and waxy which symbolized the fake society in which she lived. In the movie the bride wears the fake orange blossoms to her wedding as it symbolizes her conformity to the society in almost a mocking way.

  This goes together with the black dress she wears for the wedding, as if symbolizing her despair and sadness at having to go through with the wedding when she really loves Leonardo. The lyrics impulse of the play culminates in the film, where the themes of honor and passion are absorbed in the theme of death that which paradoxically is life. The play of double perspective of death that are suggested in the dual manifestation as death is said to be an Old Woman demanding for a crust of bread.

In another image Death is said to be white faced and the moon longing for life and seeking in the death of the men is symbolized by a heart, the crest of the fire, and red blood for his cheeks. The ceremony of preparing the Bride in the church and the festivities preceding the entry of the Bride and Groom in to the bridal chamber. Both lyrics employ the familiar symbol of a flower, branch, and stream and both make visible another thread of symbol that is to become prominent as the themes of pride and passion move toward their ultimate resolution in the theme of death.

The symbol of fire is enhanced as it is associated with honor as well passion and death. The horse in the Lullaby is to be identified with Leonardo’s horse and his wounds with the fate of Leonardo is indicated by the action accompanying the song. The tone of the Lullaby is foretelling the fatal wounds and the grief to come. And the “black water”, the “snow wound”, the “silver dagger” and the singing stream itself are echoed in subsequent references to Leonardo’s destiny.The difference of symbols in the book and movie could be noted as the symbols in the book could not be exhausted as they are vividly shown where else in the film the symbols are clear to so as to make the movie more interesting and the create suspense.

The difference of symbols could be the orange blossoms which one may not note in the book and is not highly emphasized in the book. The lullaby could not be emphasized so as to get its clear meaning of the symbol in the novel some of the readers may not get the clear meaning of it. The novel and film have a different and much type of symbols and the main ones clearly show the message of the book and depict other styles that may be included in the book. The symbols include by the writer of the story makes the story more interesting and understanding to the reader.

The book and film are well written having every detail interesting and have a complete master piece.