Written in prose, this tragedy delves into the life of a wealthy upper-class family in which the father, the second husband of Bernarda Alba, has just died.
About the Author: Nacio en el municipio de Fuente Vaqueros, Granada (Espana), en el seno de una familia de posicion economica desahogada, el 5 de junio de 1898 y fue bautizado con el nombre de Federico del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Garcia Lorca;su padre fue don Federico Garcia Rodriguez, un hacendado, y su madre, dona Vicenta Lorca, maestra de escuela que fomento el gusto literario a su hijo..
Worried of what people will say, Bernarda offers an official story in which her daughter died a virgin.
People suspect the daughter of wrongdoing, and eventually she commits suicide.
Bernarda then kills the man with a shotgun blast meant to scare him away.
Then, in an episode of jealousy and betrayal one of the daughters engages in an affair.
Pepe el Romano appears from a neighboring town, and with him the expectation of affairs between three sisters follows.
As head of the household, Bernarda tries to keep her five daughters (one from her first husband) from the common people, especially men, as she deems them unworthy of her children.
Written in prose, this tragedy delves into the life of a wealthy upper-class family in which the father, the second husband of Bernarda Alba, has just died
