Describe the marriage of Paulina and Gerardo
Describe the marriage of Paulina and Gerardo
Their marriage is controlling on Gerardo’s part and rather cautious with Paulina given her past. Gerardo seemingly plays the role of an affectionate husband with his embraces and pet names but has underlying examples of a persuasive and dominant control over Paulina while Paulina is still paranoid with her past traumas and not entirely trusting of her husband. Their love is questioned to be genuine at times where Paulina proceeds to hint his infidelity and Gerardo seems to choose Roberto over her.
Gerardo asserts his dominance in his relationship with Paulina; he believes his persuasive words will always have its desired effect on Paulina’s actions. ‘Of course I’m going to listen to you. Haven’t I always listened to you?’ And he is surprised when she doesn’t listen. ‘You believe too much in your own powers of persuasion’. He is very manipulative, such as in the beginning of the play in which he is unsatisfied with the response he received, he continues to convince Paulina until he gets the answer he wanted, also going behind her back. He acted as though he genuinely cared about her opinion in the matter of his position on the committee when in reality, he had already accepted. ‘Yes. I told him I’d do it. Yes. Before asking you.’. He also appears to be a lair and doesn’t seem to understand women as well as he likes.
Paulina is a suspicious wife, knowing that Gerardo did it once, he could very well do it again and with that, she insinuates his infidelity numerous times before outright managing to get him to confess to it. Though despite that, they are still married and do love each other, her going as far as protecting Gerardo while she was being tortured but not saying anything about him. They make sacrifices for each other as well.
How does the playwright use details of the setting and atmosphere to illustrate the mood of the play?
They are in a small beach house with a balcony and are able to hear the ocean. It
Their marriage is controlling on Gerardo’s part and rather cautious with Paulina given her past. Gerardo seemingly plays the role of an affectionate husband with his embraces and pet names but has underlying examples of a persuasive and dominant control over Paulina while Paulina is still paranoid with her past traumas and not entirely trusting of her husband. Their love is questioned to be genuine at times where Paulina proceeds to hint his infidelity and Gerardo seems to choose Roberto over her.
Gerardo asserts his dominance in his relationship with Paulina; he believes his persuasive words will always have its desired effect on Paulina’s actions. ‘Of course I’m going to listen to you. Haven’t I always listened to you?’ And he is surprised when she doesn’t listen. ‘You believe too much in your own powers of persuasion’. He is very manipulative, such as in the beginning of the play in which he is unsatisfied with the response he received, he continues to convince Paulina until he gets the answer he wanted, also going behind her back. He acted as though he genuinely cared about her opinion in the matter of his position on the committee when in reality, he had already accepted. ‘Yes. I told him I’d do it. Yes. Before asking you.’. He also appears to be a lair and doesn’t seem to understand women as well as he likes.
Paulina is a suspicious wife, knowing that Gerardo did it once, he could very well do it again and with that, she insinuates his infidelity numerous times before outright managing to get him to confess to it. Though despite that, they are still married and do love each other, her going as far as protecting Gerardo while she was being tortured but not saying anything about him. They make sacrifices for each other as well.
How does the playwright use details of the setting and atmosphere to illustrate the mood of the play?
They are in a small beach house with a balcony and are able to hear the ocean. It