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    A View from the Bridge Discuss How Arthur Miller uses the different relationships between Eddie and the Italian brothers to explore key themes of the play. When Beatrice’s cousins Marco and Rodolfo come to stay with the family illegally‚ to try and get work and a sufficient amount of money to send back home to Italy‚ tensions rises as Eddie feels threatened as Marco’s alpha male status‚ whereas he is When Marco first arrived‚ he thought that Eddie was a kind‚ friendly man and so he had his trust

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    Through this he stands apart from the drama that engulfs the other characters and is a trustworthy observer as he comments on what is happening with the other characters. By talking directly to the audience he gives an insight to the other characters from his view‚ ‘This ones name was Eddie Carbone‚ a longshoreman…’ ultimately allowing the audience to gain a quicker view of the characters. Throughout the play the audience can see that Alfieri does not want anything from anyone else in the story‚ only

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    Who’s Responsible for the final tragedy in ‘A View from the Bridge?’ Nowadays‚ family loyalty is not as common in families as in used to be. Think about your family‚ does it revolve around loyalty or something else? In the play‚ ‘A View from the Bridge’ written by Arthur Miller their whole family life revolves around loyalty and is an everyday duty. But evidently shown the pressure of family loyalty can push you to do things that might not be in your nature to do. It begins when Eddie and Beatrice

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    My dearest wife Tell me how are you doing? There are no words to describe how I’m missing you and the kids. Is (ill son name) doing alright‚ is he better than before? I know it has been hard but I know you will take care of them‚ now that I’m not there to help you‚ but when I get my first pay I will quickly send it to you so you can spend it on medicine and stuff you need. Rodolpho and I arrived safely in America thanks to Beatrice’s husband‚ I can’t complain about the ride‚ as we are illegally

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    “A View from the Bridge” is a tragic play written by Arthur Miller‚ based on the concept of illegal immigrants being snitched on by their own relatives.  In this play‚ the boxing scene refers to the last part of Act 1 or Episode 5 of the play. So far in the play‚ we learn that Beatrice and Eddie are married‚ and their adopted child is Catherine‚ who is almost a legal adult.  Marco and Rodolfo are illegal immigrants from Sicily‚ who are Beatrice’s cousins.   Catherine and Rodolfo soon start to develop

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    A View from the Bridge - Quotations Alfieri: “A lawyer in his fifties turning grey; he is portly‚ good humoured‚ and thoughtful” “only thought of in connection with disaster” “in Sicily‚ from where their fathers come the law has not been a friendly idea since the Greeks were beaten.” “Oh‚ there were many here who were justly shot by unjust men. Justice is very important here.” “And now we are quite civilised‚ quite American. We settle for half‚ and I like it better.” “the thought comes…another

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    A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE: PAGE BY PAGE PAGE 1: Alfieri: “You see how uneasily they nod to me? That’s because I am a lawyer. In this neighbourhood to meet a lawyer or a priest on the street is unlucky.” This gives the audience some initial insight as to the type of people that live in this area. Alfieri suggests that they are maybe a little troublesome and therefore do not ‘like the law’‚ and perhaps some have even sinned; so feel uncomfortable around a priest. PAGE 2: Alfieri: “Justice is very

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    rodriguez. Dolores eddie aunt wants eddie to hurt the guy that killed jesus. Eddie leaves with the norma from high school and disappeared into the night of gunfire and howling dog ( page 53)

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    A View from the Bridge’ is a play written by Arthur Miller in 1955. In the 20th century‚ America’s industry‚ agriculture‚ and the economy were growing rapidly. This attracted many immigrants all around the world‚ many being Sicilians. These immigrants came to America with the thought in their mind that they’d become rich or happy which was known to be" the American Dream". During World War 2‚ Miller worked as a ship fitter in the Brooklyn Navy Shipyard where he interacted with many Sicilians and

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    A View from the Bridge Long Essay A study of the characters in a play can offer insight into a time and place in which society was structured according to very different values and attitudes to our own. Discuss how an understanding of the characters in A View from the Bridge help you understand the time and place of a play. A study of the characters in a play can indeed offer insight into a time and place in which society was structured according to very different values and attitudes to that

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