Journal #8- Blood Wedding

The setting in the first act is varying, but consistently welcoming. Although deceiving, the setting seems to invoke a sense of calm optimism as the families prepare to merge through the marriage. The rooms are a simple color, yellow, pink, with few ornaments or decorations to distract from the focal point of the act, the setting up of the internal conflict. In each scene in the first act we see how one of the key figures prepares for the wedding, be it the Bride, Bridegroom, or Leonardo. The simple layout of the setting proves to be misleading as so many issues  regarding the wedding surround it. In the second act, The setting shifts primarily between the Bride's house, and the church. The vast amount of celebration that takes place during this act creates a more jubilant tone rather than optimistic, the wedding is taking place, it's not just being anticipated anymore. However, once again the setting is misleading and masks the true sentiments, especially those of the bride, who is much more distraught than she lets on. Finally, the setting of the third act takes on the true feeling of the play. The dark woods produce an ominous mood when combined with the blue light of the moon and the cryptic predictions of the Old beggar Woman as well as the Moon. From the very beginning of the act, you can almost sense that something bad is going to happen merely because of the fact that it is taking place in a wooded area that can conceal looming figures and muffle screams of terror.