Character Journal
Who are you - Past
Who are you - Now (Scene 1, Act 3)
What you want
Job right now
- Name : Mother of Bridegroom
- Nickname : Mother
- Female
- Age : 43
- Height and Weight : 5' 7'' 122 lbs.
- Color: Hair - Dark brown usually tied back in a low bun Eyes - Dark Brown/Black Skin - Very light tan
- Stiff posture sometimes shaky
- Tired, scrawly, scared, overprotective, neat
- Lives in Madrid, Spain
- Born in Las Rozas, Spain
- Society : Middle/ Wealthy
- Occupation : House Wife
- Education : Secondary School Graduate
- Whole day cleaning house and spends most of time in the kitchen
- Widow(happy marriage) with two sons (one died), grew up with 4 brothers (three older and 1 younger) and 3 sisters (1 older and 2 younger) with father who worked hard in the fields to bring the family to there they were and mother was a house wife
- Grew up with always having everything I needed. Strict chores for woman
- Religion : Catholic
- Race : Spaniard
- Political Views: Government is a ball of hypocrites who support knives
- Hobby : read
- Special Occasion Memories : Host Thanksgivings dinners spent with lots of family every single year
- Homemade Foods : Sweet Meats
- Games played as child : Mus and Tute (Card games)
- Favorite Childhood memory : Reading with mother near fire place
- Worst Childhood memory : Older siblings sneaking out
- Best Feature : Hand-To-Brain connection
Who are you - Now (Scene 1, Act 3)
- Where : "Interior of the cave-house where the Bride lives. At the back, a cross of large pink flowers. The doors, curved archways, with lace hangings with pink ties. For the walls, a hard white material, curved fans, blue vases and small mirrors." (Federico García Lorca, Bodas de Sangre) Mother and bridegroom awkwardly wait for bride and her father in the living room sitting on a sofa with a foot of space in between each other.
- Wearing : All black with lace mantilla. Decently dressed. Proper lady-like sitting.
- Objects to pass time : Small, whispery chat with son. Awkward, attentive conversation with father of bride. Sweet persuaded talk with bride.
What you want
- Strictly want wedding to happen.
- Goal : Happy marriage for son to have loving grandchildren.
- If not gotten : Will be alone with depressed son.
Job right now
- Make sure the wedding happens.
- Can't let bride back out.
- Father can help persuade daughter if necessary.
- Remind bride of perks of marriage to have her solidly convinced.