Blood Wedding Journal #2

Narrative structure:
The plot has been constructed through the actions of the many characters in this play. At the end of the second act the reader finds out that the bridegrooms wife has runaway with Leonardo. Up until this point I could tell that something has going on with the bride because she acts very strange and extremely reserved. Even after she has gotten married to the bridegroom and he attempts to hug her she pushes him away and tells him to leave her alone. This seems really weird to me, although it is a new marriage women don't normally act that way towards their husbands. She seems very distant and as if she is still in love with Leonardo.
There are many parts to this story. The mother and how she deals with the thought of knives and being by herself being one part. The other parts are more sub parts of the whole. Leonardo was once engaged to be married to the bride, but is now married to the wife. The maid is aware of the bride's past relationship with Leonardo and tries to stop any communication between the two because she is afraid of what could happen between them. The father just wants his daughter to be happy and for his land to start growing fruitfully. Although there are many aspects of this story, they all seem to be connected in some way.
As i have not finished the play yet i cannot address how effective the ending is and/or if there are unanswered questions. So far in the play it seems that just around two weeks or more likely less time has passed from when the bridegrooms asks mother to ask father till the wedding. Time in this situation seems to not have any significance. With such little time having gone by and so many situations taking place it seems that the characters just want to move fast in life and in some way not enjoy life at all. In today's society planning out weddings to every details makes the day of the wedding more memorable. Many couples may even go years before they decide on an actual date. However in the play the bridegroom announces when he wants the wedding to happen (that next week). This does not leave any time for either the bride or the bridegroom to plan many aspects of the wedding. Indicating that time has no significance in the play what so ever.