Nicomedes Mrquez Joaqun (May 4, 1917 April 29, 2004 - aka Nick-born in Manila) was a journalist, historian and

d writer. He is best known now for his short stories and novels depicting life in the country under Spanish rule.

MAY DAY EVE by Nick JoaquinName: Venus L. Divinagracia Date: October 31, 2013Course: AC122 A. IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS OF FICTION 1. Protagonist: Donya Agueda2. Antagonist: Don Badoy3. Setting: Grand house (bedroom and sala)4. Co nflict: Man vs. Man; Man vs. Self5. Symbol: Mirror symbol of truth6. Point of View: 3 rd person point of view7. Mood: Love and hatred8. Theme: Gothic fiction with realism horror, fiction and realism because of thebelief that a witch or a devil will come out in the mirror if it go wrong. B. WRITE THE PLOT STRUCTURE OF THE STORY Exposition Anastasia told the girls about the story that they would be able to know their futurehusband by reciting an incantation in front of the mirror but if it gone wrong, they would see adevil. Complication Agueda tried the incantation in front of the mirror then she saw Don Badoy. They had some confrontation and she ended up biting Don Badoys hand because he wouldn t let her go.At that moment, he fell in love with her but he would still make her pay for what she did. Climax Don Badoy told his grandson, Voltaire, that he once saw a witch in front of a mirrorwhen he caught him doing the incantation in front of the mirror. Amazed by what he said,Voltaire told him that his grandma once saw the devil in that mirror. Denouement Don Badoy realized that he ponders on love that had been wasted. They had shared a bitter and loveless marriage. His forgot his love to Agueda since that May day eve. Resolution Don Badoy reminisced the time when he saw Agueda in front of the mirror and when hefell madly inlove with her. That old love had been blinded by hatred, but it has now resurfaced but its too late because Agueda is dead