Lorca Journal #4

In Act 3 Scene 1, Lorca juxtaposes poetry and prose to give some characters a sense of epic while having the other characters under their throne of control. When the Moon speaks in its poetic lyrics it gives it a sense of power and epic, "Who's hiding there? Who sobs beneath the thorns and brambles? The Moon drops down a dagger." (82). The Moon expresses itself as very powerful and almighty especially since it is speaking in a poem. When Leonardo and the Bride enter the stage they begin to speak in what I believe is prose, "The first wild birds of the morning are breaking out of the trees and now the night is dying on the sharp edge of the stone." (91). Yes the characters have nice language but we do not get this same feeling with the Moon reciting poetry. I think Lorca is saying that there are other worldly spirits and beings that just have power and influence on how we live our lives. I also think that since they are using prose the stage directions take away even more, "And I will lie at your feet guarding what you dream, naked watching the fields (Dramatically) [...]" (91). Overall Lorca juxtaposes poetry and prose to lend a sense of epic towards the Moon to convey that there is are beings that have influence over us.