tatarin
... upper class, society dictates her to be reserved, well-mannered and submissive. But an encounter with Amada and Micaela provokes her to be otherwise. She begins to feel burdened to compel to her social obligations and starts questioning the status quo. An invitation to attend the Tatarin sparks the fire to Lupe’s insolence. We now see how this dynamic character evolves. After being a part of the ritual, Lupe comes out barefooted with her hair hanging loose on her unfastened dress. She laughs and dances to her heart’s content. She rejoices the feeling of being liberated from the wall of restrictions that society built for her. The play stresses not only the battle between the sexes, but the clash of proper versus improper as governed by the standards set to please the society. Fail to comply with these standards and condemnation awaits you. Filipino society patronizes patriarchal system which accounts for the licen...