Doña Clarines y Mañana de Sol

"Doña Clarines y Mañana de Sol" by Serafín and Joaquín Álvarez Quintero is a collection of plays set in early 20th-century Spain, using comedy to show the complex parts of society using the characters. A main focus is on Doña Clarines, a character designed to show the importance of human nature and following norms that lead to moral clarity. The play starts in Guadalema, diving into the life of Doña Clarines, a woman with a strong personality, along with her brother, Don Basilio, and the house servants. The story’s tension comes from Doña Clarines’s blunt honesty as she deals with family matters and what society expects of her, inviting readers to laugh along with the characters as they solve an entertaining family drama.