Bernada key quotes

Question 1

Bernada key quotes act 1

Answer 1

-‘Silencio’-symbolises oppressive nature and silencing of her household

‘hijo y aguja para las hembras .Latigo y mula para el varon’-Sybolises gender roles

‘los pobres son como los animales’-distain of poor

aqui se hace lo que yo mando-class roles
‘quiero buena fachada y armonia familiar’-obsession with maintaining from reputation

Question 2

Bernada key quotes act 2

Answer 2

‘esteran las vecinas con el oido pegado a los tabiques’-Bernadas repuatition

Question 3

Bernada key quotes act 3

Answer 3

‘Mi hija ha muerto virgen’- internalised mysogeny and obsession with social norms and first though is the thoughts of others

‘silencio’