Fuenteovjena Is A Play Written By Lope De Vega, A Spanish...

Fuenteovjena is a play written by Lope De Vega, a Spanish 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 power, and the over arching idea of honor. One of the most vital themes in the play is the theme of love. This is represented through various angles of the play. A†¦show more content†¦This is directly displays how the theme of unconditional love is portrayed in the play. Frondoso had no conditions on his love with Laurencia. He didn’t think for one second about how the love may not be returned back, or if he sav ed her if the love was ever going to be returned back after that point. His love was so strong that it superseded all conditions and self centered motifs. He loved Laurencia so much that he wanted her to be free. He knew that if he got in the way of Commander Gomez there might not be a chance of his survival. This means there might not be any hope of possibly being alive to love or marry Laurencia. Despite knowing all of this he steals Commander Gomez’s cross bone and gets in the way. He does this so he can give Laurencia freedom. Secondly, another example of love portrayed in the play is the love the people of Fuenteovejuna had for their town and their self-respect. At the end of the play each and every single person in the town comes together to kill Gomez and his men. When they are being persecuted and interviewed by the King and Queen’s men, every person says Fuenteovejuna is responsible. To love is to be united. They said â€Å"long live Fuenteovejuna†. Th ey all adored and supported each other; they agree in unison to not mention any specific names. They refused to put the blame on one person but rather