In the play The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico Garcia Lorca, oppression, death, depression, and desire are recurrent themes that relate to each other. The play also focuses in
what happens when freedom and individuality restricted and how almost all the characters fall into the theme.
“Needle and thread for women. Whiplash and mules for men.” (Lorca 1. 1. 200–201), is a line that signifies the oppressive world that Bernarda Alba lives in. In the play it is quoted often how a woman must behave in…
