Inital Impressions

As I read the script of a scene between the Mother -of the groom- and the Father -of the bride- from "Blood Wedding" by Federico Garcia Lorca, right off the bat, the first thing I sensed was tension. It exuded from the two characters.  

"You know what I am here for". 

"Yes". 

These short direct dialogues between the two characters is cold; as if their discussion is strictly business. There is no flow in conversation, simply short bursts of straight forward, factual declarations of what they each want and have.  

From the script, I envision a white spacious area with a little hint of white smoke. This is what I sense mostly because the dialogue is quite hollow, plain, white, despite the significance of the topic deliberated. The fact that the dialogue is so clean and straight-forward, yet the topic is profound, results in a conflict between action and meaning which is, in my opinion, the main source of the tension in the scene. The characters in the scene also boost their own egos as they proudly speak of their individual child, attempting to top each other on whose child has better qualities. Their egos remind me of the term "head in the clouds", meaning daydreaming, because they exaggerate too much during their debate, both too overconfident and arrogant, none wanting to hold back, scared to hurt their individual familial pride; this is what the white smoke in my vision represents. 

The year I picture this play is held back in the late 1800s. When women are ladies and men were gentlemen. Where the ladies wore gowns and fancy hats, and the gentlemen wore suits, hats and carried canes as a part of their casual attire. Where the ladies and gentlemen all have a slight air of arrogance, especially the rich ones who are extravagant in flaunting their fortune, carry themselves with their head held high, and talk with a pompous British accent.  


My initial questions after reading the script are who are these characters? What is their background? What are the characters feeling? What are they talking about? What is the significance of this particular scene?


My main curiosity is primarily surrounded on the details on the characters and also the theme that derives from the plot.