Within the grief stricken poets words he writes, the reader can easily depict that he is making his way through what is known today as the stages of grief. Exploring through his feelings of denial, anger, and acceptance we can paint a vivid image of this mans feelings towards the death of Ignacio the bullfighter.
First, the explanation itself of what denial really means. In this stage, the world becomes meaningless and overwhelming. Life makes no sense. Most people are in a state of shock and denial. People go numb. (Ross) The text refers to this feeling when Lorca is explaining how he will not see the death of his friend Ignacio. Lorca writes tell the moon to come for I do not want to see the blood of Ignacio on the sand. I will not see it! (Lorca 1416) This stage is something that for most is one of the hardest stages to work through. In the mind of some one who has suffered the loss of a loved one the thought of just denying the death of a loved one is easier than just accepting their fate. …show more content…
Ross explains the more you truly feel it, the more it will begin to dissipate and the more you will heal. One of the targets of Lorca’s rage is the crowd. Lorca does not appear to think that the other mourners at the wake are fit to mourn in the way that they are. He does not want them to sing, nor does he want them to cry. Instead, he wants the crowd to “see this body without a chance of rest.” (p. 149) Reading through this part of the poem you can feel the sheer emotion of anger pouring through the