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.
Statements (46)
| 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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