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The entire play is set in a baptism party for somebody's baby. What type of party is not really important; it is during the 'fiesta' that the Andalusians come into their own. Whenever the Andalusians celebrate, (and they do it quite often compared to other European countries) a certain type of behaviour is called for: group participation in lively conversation, often with song and dance, and a good helping of scintillating humour. The heroine of the play, Pepilla, also referred to affectionately as 'la Fea', has the qualities in wit and humour so sought after yet a face "que asusta" (puts fear into people). The hero, Fernando, is out to look for a girlfriend and pledges to his friend that he will find one tonight at this party. He encounters two girls of extreme opposites: Pepilla, already described, and Carmen, who has a face like an angel but in her own words is "muy sosa" (dull-witted). The rest of the play centres round a light-hearted appraisal of these qualities and which of these two girls can manage to charm Fernando. How to read this play with glossary help. There are two separate glossaries here. One is a 'Glossary of Words changed through Accent'. The Quintero brothers wrote their plays illustrating the regional accents of the characters. The Seville accent has a tendency to shorten words (eg. 'para' to 'pa') and softens consonants ('alfiler' to 'arfiler', 'bueno' to 'güeno' (güe is closer to the English 'w'). This can be quite confusing to read so this first glossary, in alphabetical order, and which will appear on the right, will give the Castillian version of the word. The second is a Glossary of Expressions, which will appear at the top. This glossary picks out some of the more difficult expressions and provides an explanation in English. There is a reference number in the text that is placed after the expression in question. Both glossaries are contained in two separate small windows that shut down into buttons at the bottom of the page when you move about the text. Just click on the buttons to reopen them. They will remain available as you link from one page to another. You also have the contents of the TOOLBOX to help you with vocabulary. (Click to open: Glossary of words changed through accent) (Click to open: Glossary of expressions)
FEA y con GRACIA por Serafín y Joaquín Álvarez Quintero
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