There are a variety of youth in the second act. Why? How does Lorca use the youth to affect the themes of the play?
In the second Act II, Lorca shows youth in a variety of ways and how it can waste away. The bride speaks of her own mother "[she] came from a place where there were many trees, from a fertile land..but she wasted away here" (39). This indicates that where they are now is a place that is like the old and barren, a place to die. This contrasts with the maid who treats the Bride like a child who reluctantly continues the wedding. The Bride is a complex character. She does now wish to marry and seems to see it as losing her freedom, yet, she instigates Leonardo and the Groom's slaying leaving her all alone. I think the orange flowers she refuses to wear represent youth and innocence. Like a flower, they have a blooming and golden period before they wither away. Than there is the chorus of girls (first, second, and third) who sing about the excitement before a marriage. They imagine a gallant lover and her long hair flowing like something out of a fairy tale. This again shows the innocent, beauty of youth. They use nature in their versus, especially flowers. Unlike the Bride, the Bridegroom enjoys this feeling of youth. "It makes me happy to see you wearing your crown!" (54).
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