A View From The Bridge Doom

The sense of doom is depicted in this scene from A View from the Bridge. In the play, Eddie’s intoxication plays a huge role in what occurs. Eddie becomes more dangerous in a way that his negative opinion over Catherine and Roldolpho’s relationship are no longer words, but actions. Arthur Miller (1915-2005) uses language, structure, characterization, and content to represent a feeling of disaster and inevitable fate.
Similes and metaphors are applied in the text to make the situation more expressive which emphasizes the importance of language. Altieri says “his eyes were like tunnels” when referring to Eddie. This quotes objective is to portray how dark and entrapping his eyes have become because of his disturbing nature. His jealousy towards Rudolph and Catherine causes his personality to change drastically in the drama.
Almost all the characters actions revolve around what Eddie does and how he does it.
Eddie comes home intoxicated and releases a build-up of emotions. He lets his anger reach a new point when he reveals his love for Catherine and calls the immigration bureau. “Eddie grabs her arm. […] Trembling with fright: I think I have to get out […] Eddie.” Eddies love for Catherine becomes aggressive and the characters are unable to take action. Alfieri did not take the opportunity to alert the authorities because he was afraid of Eddie’s darkness and irritability.
The structure of the play in this scene contributes to the idea of trouble because of the actions that take place. All the stage directions included makes the audience feel on edge which is caused by the tense setting and punctuation. Miller suggests Catherine and Rodolpho having sexual relations for the first time this feeds into Eddies anger and brings Catherine to feel uncomfortable around him. “Under his gaze she adjusts her dress.” Catherine can tell that Eddie is unhappy with her decisions for an inappropriate
reason.
After Eddie comes home drunk, a series of unfortunate events occur. Eddie attacks Rodolpho and Catherine by kissing them both and challenging Rodolpho. Eddie knows Rodolpho won't fight him back, he tempts him purely to show Catherine that he is weak and incapable of protecting her. Eddie is then shown with Altieri where he is being persuaded not to call the immigration bureau. “You won’t have a friend in the world. […] Put it out of your mind, Eddie.” Unfortunately it is known from the beginning that he is in fact, going to take action. We can come to this conclusion because the phone booth is described as the focal point when Miller says it is lighten up. We can tell, when the phone is described in this way, that this will be the turning point of the story.
In conclusion, all these parts of the scene contribute to the sensation of danger and the need to be cautious. Doom is a recurring theme of the play “A View from the Bridge.” The drama gives many examples of fear in the characters lives. Eddie is portrayed as threatening and unpredictable. This is because of Catherine and Rodolpho's unsettling relationship with Eddie.