Bodas de sangre
Characters in Bodas de sangre
8 characters, main characters first.Main characters
The Bride (Blood Wedding)
Set to marry the Groom out of duty, though she has never stopped loving Leonardo.
The Groom (Blood Wedding)
A young man whose father and brother were killed by the rival Félix family, of which Leonardo is a member.
Supporting characters
Leonardo (Blood Wedding)
The only named character in the play; a married man from the Félix family, still in love with the Bride.
The Groom's Mother
Consumed by grief over her husband and elder son, killed years before by the Félix family; drives the hunt for the Bride and Leonardo after they flee.
The Moon (Blood Wedding)
A personified figure, appearing as a young woodcutter with a white face, who lights the way to the fatal confrontation in the forest.
Death (Blood Wedding)
Appears as a barefoot beggar woman and leads the Groom to Leonardo and the Bride in the forest.
Leonardo's Wife
Married to Leonardo and cousin to the Bride; left behind with their child when Leonardo flees with the Bride.
The Bride's Father
A prosperous farmer who arranges his daughter's marriage to the Groom in part to unite their family lands.