playwright. This play focuses on the time period of the 15th century or more specifically the year of 1476. The setting of the play is in a small town called Fuenteovejuna in an area of Spain called Catille. The period of the play is centered on the reign of King Ferdinand and queen Isabella. The play follows the people in the small town of Fuenteovejuna, specifically the journey of a young woman in the village, Laurencia. Overall, the play represents three pivotal themes including love, the desire for
play Fuenteovejuna, were based on true events, and the historical elements were incorporated into performances by playwrights. The play, Fuenteovejuna, is a dramatization of an actual event that happened in 1476, about one hundred years before the famous playwright, Lope de Vega, was born. Theater during the Spanish Renaissance time period was one of the most advanced because of the innovative writing forms of the playwrights. The Spanish playwright, Lope de Vega, played an important role in the
The only way to bring order back is to bring this commander down, or hope he recognizes the error of his ways. Open your eyes. Does this sound like 1475 Spain, or 2016 America? The fact of the matter is that it is both. In Lope de Vega’s play, Fuenteovejuna, this injustice is the exact subplot of his Spanish Golden Age Theatre production. This subplot’s subtext and contextual themes such as, questioning of loyalty, trust, honor, sovereign governing, economic status, and justice transcends time and