downfall. Discuss. In the novel A View from the Bridge’ Eddie 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 was not right and unorthodox but at the same
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power struggle is central to the action. The protagonist‚ Eddie Carbone struggles to keep his late sister in laws daughter‚ Catherine from marrying his wife’s illegally immigrated cousin‚ Rodolpho. Eddie also has a power struggle with his conscience about his inappropriate love for Catherine and his inability to tell anyone. When Eddie’s power struggle is lost he makes the ultimate decision to phone the immigration police on his wife Beatrice’ cousins. The dramatist successfully uses the power struggle
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and became a journalist. In the play‚ loyalty dictates the events very strongly as because of Eddies mixed emotions for Catharine he chooses to be more loyal to her than to all of his family. Miller shows the importance of loyalty through Eddie telling Catharine the ‘Vinnie Bolzano’ story. Catharine’s reaction shows the audience that in Italy‚ family loyalty is the most important thing as Catharine is both shocked and horrified that Vinnie snitched on his own Uncle this is why she shockingly
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niece Catherine. Eddie refuses to acknowledge or deflect his suppressed sexual desires for Catherine‚ which ultimately leads to his downfall. After being frequently warned by Mr Alfieri‚ Eddie remains unaware of the consequences that his passion could have not only on him‚ but on his relationship with his wife; Beatrice. Eddie also attempts to deter Catherine from Rodolpho‚ which ruins their relationship‚ and eventuates in the loss of his name and respect from the community. Eddie cannot confess to
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“Eddie´s hidden passions” INTRODUCTION A View from the Bridge is a play by American playwright Arthur Miller that was first staged on 1955. At the beginning was considered as a one-act verse drama but then it subsequently revised the play to contain two acts. The Drama presents different society taboos that happened at that time in the United States such as migration‚ sex-war‚ maleness and homosexuality. ANALYSIS It is set in 1950s‚ in an American neighborhood near the Brooklyn Bridge
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the Oxford School Dictionary‚ “tension is a feeling of anxiety or nervousness about something that is about to happen.” Before the scene I will discuss how Eddie and Rodolpho created an awkward tension between them. They create this tension because Eddie is jealous of Catherine and Rodolpho’s relationship because Catherine loves him and not Eddie; he doesn’t like the fact that his feelings are one way only. At the start of the play we out that Beatrice’s cousins are going to live with them
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On a fishing boat‚ (Eddie glances at her.) Its true‚ Eddie." This shows that things are already not all as pleasant as they appear and that Eddie is skeptical of what Rodolpho has told her. Eddie thinks that rodolpho may be making these things up to impress her. Its little actions like these that trigger the tension between Eddie and the two immigrants. However previously Eddie had made digs at Rodolpho‚ he always seemed to have alot of respect
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the character of Eddie and the actions he takes that eventually lead to his death. Miller also explores the idea that a refusal of responsibility can have disastrous and in this play’s case‚ fatal consequences. Eddie Carbone‚ the play’s protagonist is shown as a hard working family man who is well respected in the community of Red Hook. The actions that he takes to appease his own wishes of keeping Catherine in his life are ultimately the actions that lead to his death and Eddie is solely to blame
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several other problems which finally led to Marco threatening Eddie at the end of the play. Arthur Miller uses several techniques such as dramatic dialogue‚ foreshadowing and paralanguage to gradually increase the suspense and tension until finally leading to the shocking and threatening image of Marco holding the chair aloft as the curtain closes at the end of Act I. This leaves the audience wondering in anticipation and fearing for what Eddie or Marco might do and what other misfortune might this lead
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secrecy‚ suspicion‚ love and concern. Eddie is weirdly attracted to Catherine and his relationship with his wife Beatrice deteriorates. The relationship between Eddie and Catherine is very close‚ although they are not immediate family Eddie has become a surrogate father and thinks of himself as her real father. He is very protective of his daughter and would probably die for her‚ but this first innocent love perverts into a weird incest like love for his niece. Eddie still treats her like she is five
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