Magdalena

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Magdalena is one of the central daughters in Federico García Lorca’s tragedy "The House of Bernarda Alba," embodying the repressed desires and frustrations of women living under strict patriarchal control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
appearsIn The House of Bernarda Alba NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme class and inheritance
female repression
frustrated desire
mourning
patriarchy
social confinement
creator Federico García Lorca NERFINISHED
emotionalState bitter
frustrated
resigned
expresses awareness of social injustice toward women
criticism of women’s limited roles
familyName Alba NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceOfWork 1945
gender female
hasSocialClass rural bourgeoisie
languageOfCharacter Spanish
mother Bernarda Alba NERFINISHED
nationality Spanish
positionInFamily middle daughter
reactsTo Bernarda’s eight-year mourning decree
settingOfWork rural Andalusia
sibling Adela NERFINISHED
Amelia NERFINISHED
Angustias NERFINISHED
Martirio NERFINISHED
stageMedium theatre
symbolizes repressed women under patriarchy
resignation to social norms
timePeriodOfFiction early 20th century Spain
workGenre tragedy

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