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Re: Symbolism
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10/21/04 03:08 PM
10/21/04 03:08 PM
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In Sicily, women wear black almost permanently whenever a close relative dies. The real symbolism in that scene is the fact that all the killing occurred while they were watching "Cavalleria Rusticana," which is set in Sicily and centers on love, lust, betrayal, revenge and murder--just like much of the Trilogy. In the last scene, Turriddu, the "hero" of the opera, is killed in a knife fight to settle a matter of honor. You don't see the fight: what you do see is a woman shrieking, "Turriddu has been killed." As soon as Turriddu's mother and ex-lover (whom you do see) hear the shriek, they put on the black shawls. Connie did likewise because, just at that moment, her own "relative," Altobello (who was her godfather), keeled over from the poisoned cannoli.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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