Amelia

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Amelia is one of the five daughters in Federico García Lorca’s play "The House of Bernarda Alba," representing youthful repression and fear under her mother Bernarda’s tyrannical rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf female character
fictional character
theatrical character
appearsIn The House of Bernarda Alba NERFINISHED
appearsInAct Act I NERFINISHED
Act II NERFINISHED
Act III NERFINISHED
authorNationality Spanish
constrainedBy Bernarda’s eight-year mourning decree NERFINISHED
contrastsWith Adela’s rebelliousness
countryOfWorkOrigin Spain NERFINISHED
createdBy Federico García Lorca NERFINISHED
dialogueFunction expresses fear and conformity
emotion anxiety about social judgment
fear of scandal
familyName none specified
firstPerformanceOfWorkYear 1945 (posthumous premiere of the play)
gender female
genreOfWork tragedy
hasMother Bernarda Alba NERFINISHED
hasSister Adela NERFINISHED
Angustias NERFINISHED
Magdalena NERFINISHED
Martirio NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Spanish
livesWith Adela NERFINISHED
Angustias NERFINISHED
Bernarda Alba NERFINISHED
Magdalena NERFINISHED
Martirio NERFINISHED
medium stage play
nationalityInFiction Spanish
positionInFamily one of five daughters
represents fear
youthful repression
settingOfLife rural Andalusian village
sharesTraitWith Martirio’s anxiety
socialRole unmarried daughter under strict mourning
subjectTo Bernarda Alba’s authoritarian rule
subordinateTo Bernarda Alba’s will
symbolicFunction internalized social repression
themeAssociatedWith oppression of women
patriarchal and authoritarian control
repressed desire
timePeriodInFiction early 20th century Spain
workOriginalTitle La casa de Bernarda Alba NERFINISHED

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