Journal #8 - Blood Wedding

There are three major sets in Blood Wedding: A simple room in a house among vineyards where the Bridegroom and Mother live, the house of the Bride, and the nighttime forest.
The play begins in the house of the Bridegroom and Mother. Lorca's description of the room is simply "the room is painted yellow" (5). This description itself implies bright colors and a positive feel. This color tone depicts the coming happiness of a marriage, however is a mask of what is truly about to happen. The happy color tone would contrast with the sadness and scandal that the Neighbor and the Mother converse about. This contrast helps the reader notice the foreshadowing present in the first act.
The second set takes place in various parts of the house of the Bride. The house itself has descriptions of decorations in the form of flowers and other typical ornaments. However, second act takes place during the night, and it seems that the shading is presented as more dark. Indeed, in spite of the various decorations, Lorca writes the Bride's cave as having "somber, silvered tones" (58). This change in the feel of the set foreshadows the coming storm that will transform the plot. This set triggers the reader to sense and predict the dark storm. In a way, the reader knows that something terrible will happen.
The third act takes place in the black, nighttime forest. The forest is covered in shadows, and this darkness that is depicted portrays the tragedy that consumes the Bridegroom and Leonardo. It seems Death is associated with the darkness, depicted in one part as a dark shadow resembling a raven. The dark feeling of the set helps create the mood of the act, giving the reader an almost anxious feeling leading up to the deaths of the two characters.