Tainted Love, Warped World

The marriage between the Marquise and Bernarda was never a loving one, but rather one based on pride. In his youth, the Marquise experienced love for a socially unacceptable woman. Instead of standing up to his fathers authority, and thereby defending his freedom to choose love, he acted cowardly and led himself into a life that would later cause him tremendous grief. In much the same wa

y, Bernarda also rejected love to do the socially acceptable thing. Bernarda exemplified this when she said, “I put the noose around my own neck…But I’m not sorry. It was too much to expect that on top of everything else I’d have to love the poor premature creature, or you, when you’ve been the cause of my misfortunes.”(p.141) By casting off the possibility of having a loving relationship, both the Marquis and Bernarda became so bitter and resentful that they could do nothing but hate each other.

At first glance, it may seem as if the only reason Sierva Maria could choose to love was because she had nothing to lose by doing so. She had neither the priestly upbringing of Delaura, nor the societal pressures of her parents. However, this is not the case. After living a life devoid of affection, she had grown defensive and unattached. By loving Delaura, she was letting down her guard, and really entrusting her whole life to him. Instead of honoring that, he manipulated love for ulteri

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