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A review by jenni_elyse
La Dama del Alba by Alejandro Casona
3.0
I read La Dama del Alba for my Spanish class this semester. It’s the first thing I’ve ever read completely in Spanish. Although it took a while to read because I had to do a lot of translating, it was a very rewarding experience.
La Dama del Alba is a play written in four acts. During each act, we learn more and more about the characters. The story explores death, grief, despair, happiness, love, mercy, and forgiveness. It’s very Catholic in origin as many of the themes are based on Catholic beliefs.
While reading La Dama del Alba, I wasn’t able to guess everything that was going to happen, but I did have a pretty good idea about the more important plot points. It was very fun to see if my predictions would come true and if they did, how. There’s a lot of humor in the play, but that often had to be pointed out to me by my teacher.
I enjoyed this play a lot. At first, I didn’t like the ending. However, after my teacher explained the Catholic origins, which I had no knowledge of, it helped me make sense of it and I was much more satisfied with it.
La Dama del Alba is a play written in four acts. During each act, we learn more and more about the characters. The story explores death, grief, despair, happiness, love, mercy, and forgiveness. It’s very Catholic in origin as many of the themes are based on Catholic beliefs.
While reading La Dama del Alba, I wasn’t able to guess everything that was going to happen, but I did have a pretty good idea about the more important plot points. It was very fun to see if my predictions would come true and if they did, how. There’s a lot of humor in the play, but that often had to be pointed out to me by my teacher.
I enjoyed this play a lot. At first, I didn’t like the ending. However, after my teacher explained the Catholic origins, which I had no knowledge of, it helped me make sense of it and I was much more satisfied with it.