Brooklyn Bridge that is the gateway to Manhattan. The play is centred on an Italian-American longshoreman– Eddie Carbone. Eddie lives with his wife Beatrice and his niece Catherine who he has developed improper feelings for‚ however his feelings are repressed. These matters are further complicated when Catherine falls in love with immigrants they are sheltering from the US government. Eddie repressed feelings suddenly begin to seep out in the form of rage and anger. Miller initially wanted the play
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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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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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Beatrice: Plot: Act 1 a) Supports Catherine’s request to be allowed to take a job‚ “Listen‚ she’s gotta go to work sometime”‚ and then hints at the perverse nature of their relationship to Eddie‚ “she’s seventeen years old‚ you gonna keep her in the house all her life”. She comments on other similar issues to support her claim‚ “First is was gonna be when she graduated high school‚ so she graduated high school. Then it was gonna be when she learced stenographer‚ so she learned stenographer. So
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character of the play is Eddie Carbone‚ an Italian American longshoreman‚ who lives with his wife‚ Beatrice and an orphaned niece named Catherine. Eddie is Catherine’s uncle‚ but they are not blood-related. Eddie is very over-protective of Catherine and that he is almost possessive of her. He gets jealous very easily when other men look at Catherine. Eddie’s feelings for Catherine are very strong and he may also have sexual feelings for her. At the beginning of the play‚ Eddie and Catherine have a
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by Mitch Albom. The main character‚ Eddie‚ is maintenance at Ruby Pier‚ well liked by the children‚ and tries his best to keep every ride safe. Eddie’s poor relationship with his father caused him to blame his regrets in life on his father‚ like having to work at the pier. One day the wire to a ride broke‚ causing the ride to come crashing down with a little girl underneath. When Eddie saw what was about to happen‚ he dove to save the girl. Although Eddie did not know it at the time‚ five individuals
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Understanding Poems‚ Prose and Plays: TMA02 Analyse a passage from A View from A Bridge that runs from “Eddie‚ moving up steps into doorway: Well‚ I’ll see ya‚ fellas” on page 5 to “Beatrice – her hands clasp at her breast; she seems half in fear‚ half in unutterable joy: They’re alright?” on page 8 of your edition of the play. The extract took place in the beginning of the play in the first act before the arrival of Beatrice’s cousins. In this part of the development of the play‚ we are about
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the play because he is known as a good lawyer‚ a good friend to Eddie Carbone (a longshoreman) and surprisingly he is also the narrator. Alfieri is obviously the most significant character in the play. Alfieri as a character is known as a well respected lawyer and a close friend to Eddie. Throughout all the play Alfieri is helping Eddie with all his problems. "I know it Mr Alfieri‚ the guy ain’t right". Alfieri does not only help Eddie‚ he also helps his niece‚ Catherine. Catherine has strangely
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this scene‚ Catherine confronts Rodolfo over Eddie’s allegation that Rodolfo only wants to marry Catherine to be an American. However it is soon revealed that Rodolfo truly loves her. The two characters sleep together for the first time‚ a fact that Eddie finds out when he returns home drunk‚ which results in a devastating confrontation between the central characters. The seriousness and the intense emotions displayed in this scene‚ plus Arthur Miller’s use of dramatic devices‚ make this scene very
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introduction of five characters‚ the reader gets to find out who and why these characters were important to Eddie‚ and also finding out about Eddie himself. The book the Five People You Meet in Heaven has an overlying theme‚ of purposeful meanings and interactions. During the story‚ characters play a big role in the book. Along the way‚ Eddie runs into five people he
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