Tragedy Journal #9

• Wealth isn't everything
• The two wealthiest families in the play end up the most hurt

• People can have power without being from money
• Maid in the scene where the wedding reception is being set up has great power. She orders others around and she appears very controlling, but in a way that is not malignant but proper and justified

• Societal standards should not be blindly followed
• The youth in the play highlight how bad of an example Bride is. She is supposed to be looked upon as a role model, but her actions go against what society has deemed proper. 

• Violence among humans serves no purpose and only leads to unhappiness
• Killing is the biggest conflict of Blood Wedding. There is no positives to it, and it rips families apart, creates sentiment against others, and has lasting effects.

• Family feuds should not continue
• Mother holds grudges against the Felix family. She keeps on bringing this up throughout the play and it irritates her son and possibly others. Bride could have picked up on these feelings and been a contributing factor in her decision to run away.

• Control in a certain amount is a good thing (?)
• Mother tells Bridegroom to have control over Bride and that will lead to a lasting marriage. But Leonardo has too much control over his wife, and that is shown to be a bad marriage. If there is some perfect balance, it is unclear what it would be.
• Honestly, I am not entirely confident that Lorca was trying to get this message across in Blood Wedding.