The House of Bernarda Alba
Lorca completed it in 1936. This topic is part of Theater within Arts & Culture. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
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Who wrote The House of Bernarda Alba?
Answer: Federico García Lorca
Bonus fact: Lorca completed it in 1936.
How many daughters does Bernarda have?
Answer: Five
Bonus fact: Their confinement drives the drama.
What does Bernarda enforce after her husband's death?
Answer: Eight years of mourning
Bonus fact: The severe mourning period becomes a symbol of repression.
Which Lorca play centers on a tyrannical mother and her daughters?
Answer: The House of Bernarda Alba
Bonus fact: The play was completed shortly before Lorca's death.