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    a sense of tension and conflict at the end of Act 1 of ‘A View from the Bridge’ (from `it was now that he first came up to me`…to the end of the scene)? The Play `A View from the Bridge` was originally written by Arthur Miller, the first proper production of the play was in the 29th of September in 1955. The plot of the play revolves about the difficulties of illegal Italian immigrants entering the USA. The seek of the American dream from the war-torn Italy led to thousands of families illegally

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    How Miller Uses Alfieri in A View From the Bridge In 'A View From the Bridge' Miller uses Alfieri in a great number of ways, sometimes to support the action, to narrate and to add to the literary conventions of the play. For example, to act as the chorus would have throughout a Greek tragedy, which would have been to comment on the action and to fill in minor parts of the play. Alfieri is used for both of these things. He delivers the prologue at the beginning and also

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    Examining Alfieri's Role in a View From a Bridge Alfieri was born in Italy. He is in his fifties. He is good humoured and thoughtful. He is a family lawyer sorting out family difficulties. He introduces the play and acts as a character. He is the narrator that is watching the action on stage. Alfieri is probably the most important role after Eddie. One of the most important roles of Alfieri is that he is the narrator of this play. He tells the story. He gives us hints

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    The main focus in A view from the Bridge, by Arthur Miller is on illegal immigration, based on Rodolpho and Marcus coming to America from France because of absolutely no work is available in their country. Marcus comes in order to make enough money to support his family back home, while Rodolpho is younger and there to have access to jobs in order to survive. Interestingly, Rodolpho adapts well to Brooklyn, and the longshoremen who work with him are very fond of him. It is shown in the play Rodolpho

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    Creating Tension and Presenting the Themes in A View from the Bridge Miller uses the climax of act 1 to create tension for the audience through the acting and the situation the characters are in, and to present the key themes of the play to the audience. Firstly, he uses dramatic irony to give the audience an insight into how the story is going to end, which creates frustration and tension for them, as although they can see how the story is developing, the characters can’t, this ties in

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    In the story “A view from the Bridge” Cherokee Paul Mcdonald creates a character that changes its attitude throughout the story by using several stylistic devices. In the beginning, he was impatient, rude and obnoxious but near the end, he became more friendly and helpful towards the boy after noticing his disability. The story starts out with the jogger walking along one day and finds a young boy along the side of the road that asks him for his help. Since the jogger is living in his own world,

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    A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller as a Tragedy A view from the Bridge was written by Arthur Miller in 1955 and set in the 1950's Brooklyn, New York. Most of this area was inhabited by immigrants that arrived from countries such as Italy and Sicily, before the restriction of immigrant's law was passed. Although the law denies people to migrate to the country. Illegal immigrants will often be smuggled in from countries like Sicily. The main area is based in Red Hook. Illegal immigrants

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    didn't want to be alone. In all honesty, he didn't want to leave her alone, anyway. There was already a pillow on the couch, so Loren got comfortable and laid down. Eddie brought a blanket from his spare bedroom upstairs and covered his girl. They both knew she would have trouble sleeping due to her confessions from her childhood. Eddie took the initiative and laid down beside her. He smiled in relief when she leaned into him and rested her head on his chest. He held his girl tightly and kissed her

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    finds itself opening with little grace, we are immediately introduced to a man who is about to be hanged off a bridge. There is little to suggest what crimes he has committed in order to find himself in this disastrous position as of yet. Bierce goes into great detail in the first paragraph outlining the formation, stances and ranks of the various military men currently occupying the bridge with the condemned soul, a strong reflection of the artist’s distinguished military background. Saturated with

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    Alfieri's Roles in J.B. Priestley's A View From the Bridge Alfieri is a very important character in this play after all it is his story. The original pint of Alfieri is to avoid confusion and misinterpretation of the themes and plot. Millers previous play 'the Crucible' had many complex themes and ideas that when performed confused the audience and led to misinterpretation of the story. However as Miller continued to write Alfieri's role evolved and took on other

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