LCDBA Quotes Act One Flashcards
How is the inside of Bernada Alba’s home described in Act One?
“Habitación blanquísmia del interior de la casa de Bernada
Cuadros con paisajes de ninfas o reyes de leyenda”
Whitewashed room inside Bernada’s house
Painting with landscapes of nymphs or kings of legends
How does La Poncia describe Bernada (Act One)?
“Tirana de todos los que la rodean”
“Una sonrisa fría que lleva en su maltida cara”
Tyrant of all she surveys
A cold smile from her cursed face
What does Bernada say about how women should behave in church? (Act one)
“Las mujeres en la iglesia no deben mirar más hombre que al oficiante”
Women in church should not look at any man except the priest
How does Bernada show her authority with her stick? (Act One)
Dando un golpe de bastón en el suelo
Striking the floor with her stick
What does Adela pass Bernada? (Act One)
Le da un abanico redondo con flores rojas y verdes
She hands her a circular fan decorated with flowers in red and green
What does Magdalena say about women and curses? (Act One)
“Malditas sean las mujeres”
Then curses on all women
How does La Ponica describe Paca la Roseta? (Act One)
“Iba con los pechos fuera
¡Un horror!”
She went with her breasts exposed
Disgraceful!
What does Bernada sat about Paca la Roseta’s sexual promiscuity? (Act One)
“Es la única mujer mala que tenemos en el pueblo”
She’s the only loose women in the village
How does Bernada remind La Ponica of her social standing? (Act One)
“No tenemos me sirves y te pago ¡nada más”
“You serve me and I pay you nothing more”
How does Magdalena describe Pepe el Romano? (Act One)
“Pepe el Romano tiene venticinco años y es el mejor tipo de todos estos contornos”
Pepe El Romano is twenty five years old and the handsomest man in the whole neighbourhood
What does Magdalena say about money? (Act One)
“¡El dinero lo bueno todo”
Money makes everything possible
How does Adela express her desire for freedom? (Act One)
“¡ No no me acostumbraré Yo no quiero estar encerrada”
I won’t get used to it I don’t want to be locked up
How does María Josefa express her desire for freedom (Act One)?
“Quiero casarme con un varón hermoso de la orilla del mar”
I want to marry a handsome young man from the seashore”
What does Bernada say about being a women?
“Eso tiene ser mujer”
That’s what it is to be a women
How does Bernada describe the lower classes?
"”Menos gritos y más obras … los pobres son como los animales”
Less shouting and more work the poor are like animals”
What does Magdalena say about El qué diran”
“Pero nos pudrimos por el qué diran”
But we rot because of what people will say
