Preludes

MOTIVATION:
1. Why does it seem
acceptable in the
Philippine society for
husbands to have
affairs with other
women?
2. Is it acceptable
for women? Why or
why not? What do
you think or feel
about this
3. Should this
attitude be changed?
Why or why not?
Research about adultery and
concubinage in Philippine Law.
What do they have in common?
Write their definitions in your
notebook. In a paragraph,
write how you feel about these
differences. Share this with
the class.
 Adultery
vs.
Concubinage
Adultery is committed by a wife
and should be charged together
with the other man,
while concubinage is committed
by a husband and should be
charged together with the other
woman or concubine.
Preludes
 Gender
Inequality
What does the
story have to
do with gender
inequality?
 Willy
Revillame
Jues or
Judge
Who killed the
man? Explain
your answer.
How come Nenita didn’t
really care when her
husband had affairs with
different women, and taking
him back with no
questions?
Did Nenita gave up on
her husband? If so, why
would she openly take
him back and nurse him
back to health?
This brought me to
the conclusion.
Nenita killed her
own husband.
“She could have prepared him
then that other brew her
herbalista friend had suggested
at the time, the one that would
give him hallucinations, make
his blood boil until his veins
popped. But she didn’t, of
course.”
Certainly hot
enough to boil an
old man’s blood
and pop his veins.
Shocking.
GUIDE
QUESTIONS:
1. What is
prelude? Why
is that the title
of the story?
2. What does
Nenita feel for her
husband? Why do
you think she feels
that way?
3. What does her
herbalista friend
feel about Nenita’s
husband?
4. Who was the
man that died
in the first
paragraph?
5. How do you think
he died? What clues
in the text helped
you to reach that
conclusion?
6. What is the
importance of the
dried purple leaves?
Do you think that
these were used in the
story? How?
7. Who kill the
man? Explain
your answer.
8. The story ends
with the feeling of
heat. What are the
many meanings of
heat in the story?
9. Why is it ironic
that the widow
was married to a
judge?
10. Do you think,
with what happened,
that some kind of
justice was served?