After watching Madama Butterfly, I was quite intrigued behind the whole story. I had never watched an opera that played out a story. How I interpreted the Opera, a man has a relationship and they go on to get married. Shortly after they get married, "Madama Butterfly" gets pregnant with the man's child. During this time the man is off with another woman. When he returns he finds that his wife had the child. Although, at this time he is already in love with this other woman unfortunately. When the wife introduces him to the child, he takes it. You are left with the suspense wondering if he will come back with the child. But, he just runs off with the child and never looks back. This drives "Madama Butterfly" to commit suicide because she believes she has nothing more to live for now that both her husband and child is gone. More prominently due to her child because a mother has such a strong bond with their children. When she kills herself, she is with the butterfly in the afterlife. The opera displays the theme of love. We see this in both her love for her husband and child. We also see how love can drive someone crazy, even to the means of death.
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