Weather+imagery

=WEATHER IMAGERY=

//**'It was one o'clock in the morning and the heat was rising up out of the ground!'**// Poncia, 138 In this play, the heat could symbolise sexual frustration. There are a number of situations when the daughters complain about the heat, such as when Martirio claims it was so hot that she 'couldn't get to sleep.' This suggests the fact that the daughters are feeling sexually frustrated due to their lack of exposure to men. Therefore, when they increase their exposure to men, they feel cooler:

Summer-Heat : 2 meanings- 1) Passion/sexual desire ie. Pepe El Romano & the daughters 2) Unpleasant/repressive ie. Bernarda's opression and tyranny enforced on the daughters

Because the men are outside, the daughters' sexual frustration might be eased a little if the door is opened, so they can catch a glimpse of the men. Thus, they will feel 'cooler' if they are more exposed to men. This supports the idea that the heat represents sexual frustration. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WORLDS.
 * //'Open the door to the patio to see if we can get a little fresh air'//** Amelia, 137

p123. THIRD WOMAN: 'The sun beats down like lead.' - The heat represents Bernarda's tyranny, which is oppressive and hard to stand. SIMILE, PERSONIFICATION, PATHETIC FALLACY. p126. BERNARDA: 'During our eight years of mourning, no wind from the street will enter this house!' - foreshadows the suppression that the daughters will face in the 'sealed up' house - lack of air leads to suffocation, which the daughters suffer from.

Bernada uses the storm to signify the growing rebellion she sees in her daughters. The breaking of the storm also forshadows the violent nature of the last scene where, like the sudden downpour of rain, everything seems to slip from Bernada's control. HARSH 'H' ALLITERATION TO SHOW THE VENOM IN BERNARDA'S HEART.
 * //'I saw the storm coming, but I didn't think it would burst so soon. Oh what a hailstone of hate you have dropped on my heart!'//** Bernanda, 149.


 * //'The sun beats down like lead.'//** Third woman, p123

Bernarda **' How poor I am, with no bolt of lightening between my fingers!'** (p.167) - Godlike connotations due to reference to lightening- This reflects how Bernarda needs physical violence to keep control, she needs her strength with violence to influence her power and control over the daughters. The heat is oppressive, like Bernarda's oppression in the household.