I think this is a theme because there are always children in the scenes, and the groom and bride are treated like children in the play by their parents, in addition to personally believing they are young. I think Lorca uses the youth to show that at that time in history people followed a specific path and it was very hard to change that path, like going from poor to rich. He uses the business deal feel of the wedding to symbolize the lives of the children being predetermined and their eventual deaths to show the repercussions of not following along with natural progression of life.
- unattainable desires bring about the downfall of humans
Lorca illustrates this theme best through the bride running away with Leonardo, and the mother who does not go against societal norms or challenge the gender roles even though she may secretly desire more.
The bride shows this theme clearly because she did not want to marry the groom, although she went on with the show until the last minute which lead to both of their deaths. She was incredibly destructive because of her misery and brought about the downfall of many families due to the deaths. The mother is also constantly miserable and therefore makes her own life horrible as well as those around her. Because of her long lasting grudges on the Felix's and the bride she is unable to fully enjoy her life and look past the murders of her family members.
- Unhappiness can lead to a need for control
This theme is shown through the mother because she is so unhappy with her life that she must control every aspect of it as well as those around her to make up for her unhappy manner. The bride, like the mother, is unhappy with her situation and she feels that in order to cope with her unhappiness she must become controlling. When she talks with the maid she acts very controlling and harsh as the mother does so as not to let on her true feelings about the marriage. The controlling front both characters put on act as a defense mechanism for their true sorrow
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