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A View From The Bridge Essay-Arthur Miller

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A View From The Bridge Essay-Arthur Miller “A View From The Bridge” is a story with many themes and aspects such as love, The American Dream, Justice, Law and Family Honour. The story “A View From The Bridge” is about an Italian American community living in Red Hook, New York. The Italian American community in Red Hook are mainly all immigrants living in the country unlawfully. I will briefly describe the play. Alfieri, an Italian-American lawyer in his fifties, enters the stage and sits in his office. From his desk he talks to the audience and he introduces the story of Eddie Carbone. Alfieri compares himself to a lawyer in Caesar’s time. Eddie walks down the street to his house As Eddie reaches his front door two fellow …show more content…

In the coming weeks, Rodolpho and Catherine spend a lot of time together and they are very attracted to each other, which worries Eddie. Eddie thinks Rodolpho is untrustworthy and Eddie become jealous of how much time he spends with Catherine. Eddie tells Catherine that Rodolpho just wants to marry her to become a citizen and get a passport “Katie, he’s only bowin’ to his passport”, but she does not listen. Rodolpho develops a reputation at the docks for being quite a joker, which further embarrasses Eddie. Beatrice, more aware than ever, of the attention Eddie is giving Catherine, talks to Catherine about being a woman and tells her she must grow up and make her own decisions. Beatrice encourages Catherine to get married to Rodolpho if that is what she wants to do. Catherine agrees to try. Eddie, still frustrated with Rodolpho and Catherine, even visits Alfieri and asks if there is any way he can get rid of Rodolpho by law, but Alfieri assures him there is not. Alfieri tells Eddie that he needs to let Catherine go. The situation intensifies and Eddie becomes increasingly jealous of Rodolpho. Eddie dislikes the fact that Rodolpho thinks Catherine is looser than Italian girls. Eddie threatens Rodolpho in a pretend boxing match held in the living room of the house, stopped by Catherine and Beatrice. As Act II begins, Alfieri narrates and it is obvious that time has passed. Rodolpho

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