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    The captivating play A View From the Bridge‚ by Arthur Miller‚ portrays Eddie as the modern tragic hero. Eddie is a longshoreman who lives with his wife Beatrice and his seventeen-year old niece Catherine. Catherine the niece of Eddie and Beatrice is a beautiful and smart young lady. Who seeks approval from her uncle and struggles when Eddie does not approve of Rodolpho‚ the man she intends to marry. Throughout the play‚ Catherine endures a great deal of emotional changes. Eddie walks by the men in

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    Literature GCSE A View From The Bridge Characters: Eddie Alfieri Catherine Beatrice Rodolfo Marco Themes Law and Justice Betrayal and Family Loyalty / Codes of Honour Womanhood Masculinity Eddie Carbone Beginning Meeting with Alfieri End of act 1 - teaches Rodolfo to fight‚ tension with Marco Kisses When he calls the Immigration Office End - death * ’It’s too short‚ ain’t it...you’re walkin’ wavy’ - First appears to be very protective of Catherine. Doesn’t want other

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    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

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    “A view from the bridge” Controlled Assessment Introduction 1. All great tragedies – main character tragic flaw – Eddie‚ in play we are studying is “obsessive need to control Catherine (niece) 2. In “a view from the bridge” – main character – Eddie – is tragic hero 3. A tragic hero – character in work of fiction – who commits action or mistake – leads to downfall/defeat 4. Eddie – character we study‚ tragic hero because – inability to let go of Catherine – leads to betraying his family

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    A View from the Bridge - Catherine and Eddie causing tension. The play ‘A view from the bridge’ is by Arthur Miller. It is set in 1930s America‚ in an Italian American neighborhood near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. Miller creates dramatic tension via the use of the characters Eddie and Catherine and their relationship together. Eddie and Beatrice are Catherine’s Aunt and Uncle. Catherine is Beatrice’s sister’s daughter. Her parents have died so she now lives with them. Eddie and Catherine

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    A View From The Bridge – note Themes: Allegiance to community law‚ psychosexual development‚ womanhood‚ homosexuality‚ gender roles‚ change Gender roles/ womanhood/psychosexual development – Characters in this story all go through a change due to the course of the events 1. EddieFrom a position of power to a position where he is unable to control what others around him does‚ he is no longer in control. Man with traditional beliefs‚ Beginning * “My brother. Rodolfo (Rodolfo nods

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    Discuss the character and role of Alfieri in A View from the Bridge paying particular attention to the contributions he makes to the audience’s understanding of the issues of the play. Alfieri’s character and role in A view from the Bridge is a very important one he sets the scene and environment and is an engaged narrator helping the audience understand the play. Arthur Miller has used the characteristics in Alfieri to help us understand the background information an overlook of the play almost

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    passion for Catherine is the cause of his downfall. Discuss. In the novel ‘A View from the BridgeEddie failed to face the truth of his secret and undeniable love for Catherine‚ this is the root cause of his demise. Eddie was a very proud person and loved his wife‚ Beatrice very much. He felt very strongly that he would never do anything to hurt his wife‚ but there was a subconscious niggling thought that he tried to push to the back of his mind. This thought was Catherine. Eddie knew that this

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    A View From The Bridge Essay A View From The Bridge is a play in which many different relationships are explored. I will be looking at how Arthur Miller presents each relationship and how this has an effect on the play as a whole. The main relationship explored within this paly‚ is that of Eddie and Catherine. They are the focal point of the play. It becomes clear that Eddie harbours feelings for his niece very quickly. He has to suppress these emotions because he feels guilty for having such feelings

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    judgement on the character and actions of Eddie Carbone? Target: use precise quotations and make use of redrafting time. Eddie Carbone is a complicated character‚ some say he is a villain due to the actions that he takes‚ others sympathise with him‚ saying that he is a victim. You can view him in different lights‚ although he acts‚ some may say‚ in a villainous manner‚ he is a victim of his feelings‚ confused and unsure of the right thing to do. Eddie has very strong feelings that he finds

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