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    The main character in the story is Eddie Carbone‚ an Italian American longshoreman‚ who lives with his wife‚ Beatrice and his orphaned niece‚ Catherine. They live in an insular‚ self-ruled neighborhood known as a polis. As the play begins‚ Eddie is protective and kind toward Catherine‚ although his feelings grow into something more than avuncular as the play develops. His attachment to her is brought into perspective by the arrival from Italy of Beatrice’s two cousins‚ Marco and Rodolpho. They have

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    defined as an impelling movement or force within a play. In A View from the Bridge it is dependant on conflicts between opposing sets of values in areas such as relationships‚ gender‚ age and the community. The main character we are opposed to is Eddie as his set of values towards the end of the play contradict values of society‚ his family and even his own. He represents the older generation and the male stereotype of the 1950’s and also demonstrates justice being put to serve by the driving human

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    in 1950. It is set in the 1950s Brooklyn and is about the Carbine family‚ which consists of Eddie‚ his wife Beatrice and their niece Catherine. Eddie is the second generation of Italian immigrants in America who work as longshoremen. Beatrice is a loving caring person who treats her niece as if she was her own daughter. Catherine is the daughter of Beatrice’s deceased sister who lives with Eddie and Beatrice. She is energetic and cheerful but can be quite naïve at times. They live in a small two-bedroom

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    American family consisting of a couple – Eddie and Beatrice and her sister’s orphaned daughter; Catherine. Having raised Catherine since she was a small girl‚ Eddie is extremely possessive and controlling of her‚ which we come to see more and more as the play progresses. 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

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    A view from the bridge- The final scene of act one is important because Eddie loses his power to Marco who is an immigrant. In this scene it is the highest point of tension. It is the climax. This play is a tragedy and a traditional tragedy always has climax in the middle which this play has‚ because it has its turning point in the middle‚ it fits into the structure of ‘tragedy.’ The audience may feel tension and start questioning about Eddie’s further steps. Arthur Miller uses dramatic irony

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    many Italian immigrants who came to Brooklyn to work. The tragic hero of the play named‚ Eddie Carbone is a 40 year old man‚ an American of a Sicilian background; He is described as "a husky‚ slightly overweight longshoreman." He is an ordinary man and is part of the local Italian community. He is the master of the household and both Beatrice and Catherine are undoubtedly used to him laying down the rules; Eddie sees this as a ‘macho’ thing to do and he expects all men to do the same - which is why

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    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 feelings for each other‚ and Eddie is trying to prevent this‚ as he has an unnatural attraction for Catherine.  In the boxing scene‚ Eddie insults Rodolfo many times‚ and tries to humiliate him through boxing

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    Humanbeings cannot fly like birds‚ nor are we as strong as predatory animals‚ or as big as elephants However‚ humanbeings are the most dominating species on the earth because mankind is highly socialized than any other species. Humanity needs to form society for its own security and its own prosperity. To maintain society‚ everyone is expected to follow rules of it. If someone breaks that rule‚ other people determine if the person is heresy and may try to exclude the person. Same pressure works in

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    theme of love and how it is presented in A View from the Bridge‚ the importance of love in the play‚ the characters that demonstrate the various types of love‚ and how the characters are affected by these different types of love. Throughout the play‚ Eddie show unnatural love for Catherine and not only acts like a father to her‚ but also as a jealous boyfriend. I dont believe it and I wish to hell youd stop it! This quote is a good example of Eddies jealousy about Rodolpho and Catherines relationship

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    gentlemen of the jury. Today we will be discussing the case of Eddie Carbone who is sadly no longer with us today. I am sure you understand that I am the only obstacle between us from what is right and what is wrong. Today I will restate the case and going against the prosecutions’ case. The feud between Eddie Carbone and Marco Adante was obvious. The feud between Eddie Carbone and Rudolpho was blatant. Marco cannot be blamed for the murder of Eddie Carbone. The person who is truly to blame is Rudolpho Adante

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