conflict

INTRODUCTION? WHY IS CONFLICT IMPORTANT IN DRAMA? HOW DOES CONFLICT RELATE TO THE WIDER SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXT? ORGANISE IDEAS ACCORDING TO SUITABLE SUB-TOPICS: CLASS CONFLICT **  ·  ‘**She could sit on your heart and watch you die for a whole year without taking that cold smile of her damn face!’** (p.120) This is Poncia the maid talking to another maid about Bernada behind her back.although there isn’t any direct conflict you can see how the contrast in character's behaviour leads her to despise Bernada so much. Also she has been working under her for 30 years now and all this stress and tension may be building up inside her, could foreshadow a climax when she finally decides to confront Bernada.   ·  **‘Get out of here! Who said you could come in?’ ** (p.122) This is conflict between the maid and the beggar woman. In this case it is more a conflict of authority and also for survival as they are fighting over food and leftovers; both of them need it to survive and to look after their families. You know the maids need food as much as the beggars from the start when they are stealing the food when Bernada isn’t home.  ·  **'You are my servant, and I pay you' ** (p.129) Bernarda abuses her position in society - because she is of a higher class, she can silence those who oppose her.  ·  **'I wouldn't fight you - you're just a servant'** (p.142) This attitude is just like Bernarda Alba's, even though Adela is fighting //against// her rules.  ·  HUMANAS AND BERNARDA CONFLICT  **MOTHER AND DAUGHTER CONFLICT **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> · **'He was not my father! Mine died some time ago. Don't you remember him anymore?'** (p.135) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">CONFLICT BETWEEN BERNARDA AND MARIA JOSEFA <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">ADELA READY TO CHALLENGE BERNARDA FOR THE SAKE OF HER LOVE (P.142) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">'dont you hit me' **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Bernarda hitting her daughter Martirio - and Martirio fights back by saying this is conflict between the daughter and the mother and shows how Martirio doesnt respect her mother. WHY IS THE VIOLENCE IMPORTANT? HOW DOES IT RELATE TO THE THEME OF OPPRESSION AND THE WIDER POLITICAL CONTEXT? <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">p168 'Open up! Don't think these walls can hide your shame!': This is the conflict between Bernada Alba and Adela after Bernada takes a shot at Pepe. Although she misses she puts an end to his visits to her house which in turn ends Adela's relationship with him which causes her to commit suicide. Adela knows that now that her secret is out she will be punished and be shamed for the rest of her life and so unable to bare this she decides to kill herself. This conflict between them was foreshadowed from the start with Adela often not following the rules in the House of Bernada Alba. HOW IS THIS IRONIC- REFER TO ADELA'S WORDS TO MARTIRIO <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">PONCIA CONFRONTS ADELA ABOUT HER AFFAIR WITH PEPE; P141: conflict between Adela and Poncia. Poncia knows that Adela is jealous of her sister and wants Pepe. Poncia: ‘Don’t be childish. Leave your sister alone; and if you want Pepe el Romano, control yourself!’, ‘I can tell she’ll die. Then Pepe will do what all widowers do in this country: he’ll marry the youngest, the most beautiful, and that will be you. EXPLANATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">PONCIA WARNING TO BERNARDA (P149) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">"Insiduous Animosity" - The sisters are constantly trying to get each other in trouble. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">ADELA INSINUATES ANGUSTIAS IS FLOUTING DECENCY BY PEERING THROUGH THE CRACKS (p.127) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">'I COULD NEVER STAND YOUR HYPORCRISY' (P.133) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">P153: Adela and Martirio both want Pepe. Adela: ‘I’ll have it all!’ Martirio: ‘I’ll tear you out of his arms!’ EXPLANATION? WHAT DOES THIS REVEAL ABOUT THE TWO CHARACTERS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP? <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">CONSTANT INSINUATIONS THAT MARTIRIO MAKES- PRIVY TO ADELA'S SECRET (P.143) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">ANGUSTIAS ANGERED ENTRANCE WHEN PEPE'S PICTURE IS MISSING <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">ADELA'S ANGRY OUTBURST AGAINST MARTIRIO WHEN THE PICTURE IS FOUND- HOW DOES THIS VENT OUT HER TENSION <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">p166 'don't raise your voice, I cant stand it!': In this page and the pages before there is a huge argument between Martirio and Adela. There fight starts because of the discovery of Adela and Pepe having an affair. Also we find out that Martirio is also in love with him so we see that their conflict stems from the fight for a man. It shows how keeping single woman locked up inside a house has a negative effect on them as the one man that they do get to see they fall in love with. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Prudencia: ‘…In my day, pearls meant tears.’ Adela: ‘…Things always mean the same, Engagement rings are supposed to be diamonds.’ – Adela tries to curse Angustias’ marriage. MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION NEEDED <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">ADELA REFUSES TO BE IN MOURNING (P134) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">P153: Adela and Martirio both want Pepe. Adela: ‘I’ll have it all!’ Martirio: ‘I’ll tear you out of his arms!’ <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">HOW IS CONFLICT CREATED THROUGH THIS QUOTATION- EXPLAIN HOW IT IS USED TO FORESHADOW THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE PLAY: ‘Librada’s daughter’ (p.154) has had a fatherless baby. ‘Now they want to kill her. They’re dragging her down the street, and the men are running down the paths and out of the olive groves, shouting so loud the fields are trembling’ Adela feels pity for the woman and fear for herself as it is implied she has been seeing Pepe ‘No. No! Not to kill her!’ Tension can be seen between Martirio and Adela – they share a secret: Martirio: [looking at Adela] She should pay for what she did. Adela: [clutching her womb] No! No! <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">PONCIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH HER HUSBAND (P.139) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">p158 'that way you wont quarrel' **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">: this is Bernada Alba telling Angustias not to go and interfere with what her future husband does and she tells her to talk when she is spoken to. This shows us the difference between the old generation of Bernada Alba and the new of her daughters. It also shows that the Bernada Alba feels that the best way to avoid conflict is not to speak at all, rather than change her personality which refelcts the way she treats her daughters and expects them to respect her
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