- I agree with the difficulty of writing a pastiche with Anouilh's style of writing. It is hard to minipulate words when the words are short, rather than detailed. I agree that Ibsen's style was less challenging than Anouilhs's style, due to TWD's flow and serious tone.
- I agree to Cassie's statement. The stereotypes of the Bridesgroom and the Bride seemed oriented around their gender: the Bridesgroom appeared masculine and determined, while the Bride appeared femine, quite, hard working, and liked to sew. Do you think Lorca rejects or likes the stereotype of the Bridesgroom and the Bride?
"Sleep, my child and dream
About the giant horse
Who didn't want the water.
The water, deep and black,
In among the branches.
Arriving at the bridge,
The water stops and sings.
Who can say, my child,
What the water holds?
-With its flowing tail,
Along its verdant hall."
From the first line alone, the poem can be identified as a lullaby through the words "sleep" and "dream". The dream the lullaby consists of is about a giant horse rejecting deep black water. The description "giant" has many connotation: the horse is physically large, or powerful. The horse "didn't want the water" suggesting that the deep, black water was offered to the horse. The description of the water reveals that the water opaque: nothing can be seen below the water's surface, which suggests a potentially dangerous mystery. The fact that the water is not only on the branches, but also "arriving at the bridge" suggests that this danger is everywhere. But "the water stops and sings", which creates an uplifting view, contrasting against the water's previous descriptions. "Who can say, my child, what the water holds?" The unexpectancy of the danger that surrounds the horse enables the horse of knowing what is going to happen. I believe the giant horse within this lullaby is the child who is dreaming.
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