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La casa de Bernarda Alba

*La casa de Bernarda Alba* is a Spanish play by Federico García Lorca that explores themes of repression, authoritative control, and hidden desires. It depicts Bernarda Alba, a strict widow who enforces an oppressive, mourning-bound household, limiting her daughters' freedoms. The story reveals the conflicts between conformity and personal longing, ultimately highlighting the destructive effects of tyranny and the societal pressures placed on women. Through intense characters and symbolic imagery, the play examines the human cost of strict social rules and the struggle for individual identity within a repressive environment.