The Opening Scene of A View From the Bridge by Arthur Miller
'A View from the Bridge' is a dramatic play about two illegal
immigrants, who travel from Italy to the Red Hook slum in New York and
stay with their relatives-The Carbones. The play ends tragically with
the death of Eddie Carbone and the play shows how the family are split
up by jealousy, betrayal and mistrust. It is set during the aftermath
of The Great Depression in the 1930s. The play was written in 1955 by
the playwright Arthur Miller, who worked as a longshoreman in 1940 in
Brooklyn.
This play can be classed as a tragedy because the protagonist dies at
the end. A tragedy is a play that has many disastrous events included
in it and usually ends with the death of the main character-most of
the time through a fault of their own. In this play Eddie Carbone is
the protagonist and he is killed at the end of the play. Throughout
the play many bad things happen, for example Eddie betrays Marco and
Rodolpho.
This essay will focus on the opening scene of the play from the
beginning and up to the point just before the arrival of the illegal
immigrants. The opening scene prepares the audience for the tragedy of
the play by using four key elements. These are tension, the
development of the relationships between the main characters, the
Vinny Bolzano story, which forewarns the audience about coming event
and the development of the characters-in particular Miller's
spokesperson Alfieri.
Miller has cleverly used Alfieri as both a main character and the
narrator in the play. The audience listen to Alfieri for many reasons.
They respect his opinion because he is a lawyer-which means that he is
clever and wise- and they can relate to him as they have the same
position as he does in the play which is, 'A View from the Bridge'. At
the beginning of the play Alfieri seems to have control over the
play-being the narrator, but later on he says:
In the essay “A View From the Bridge” by Cherokee McDonald, descriptive words are used to describe the little boy fishing and the fish he caught. All this happened on a little bridge, but I bet it is a moment that this guy will not soon forget. “... As I neared the crest, I saw the kid.”
Exploring the Themes of Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge East of Staten Island is Brooklyn, the second largest borough and the
In the play ‘A View from the Bridge’, an Italian-American family take in two illegal immigrants. The youngest of them, Rudolpho, falls in love with the niece of Beatrice, Catherine. Eddie Carbone, the main character, is driven by desire and lust, which eventually brings upon his own downfall. He calls the Immigration Bureau to arrest the two immigrants in an attempt to get his niece back, and so the scheme fails, and the play ends when Marco murders Eddie in a mere act of self-defence. Miller uses the character of Alfieri to increase dramatic tension throughout the play, doing so by introducing the idea of inevitability in the play. He establishes the character as a chorus, a component of early Greek theatre and tragedies. Alfieri basically expresses to the audience what the main character, Eddie Carbone, could not say, such as his fears or secrets. By knowing what will happen, and knowing how the play would end, whether a happy ending or sad, the principle of certainty and inevitability is revealed. Alfieri isn’t even capable of changing anything, altering the future, which also increases dramatic tension in the play. Throughout, Alfieri’s roles are obvious; he’s both the family lawyer and also the narrator of the play.
In this essay I will be exploring the Key Scene from 'A View From The
'A View From The Bridge' is set in early 1950's America at a time when
Rodolfo, "I'm not a baby, I know a lot more than people think I know."
A View From The Bridge by Arthur Miller 'A View From The Bridge' is a play written and directed by Arthur Miller A writer that got interested in a lower part of Manhattan which is across the Brooklyn Bridge from the richer part of New York City where the play is set. Miller's play concentrates on a particular community full of Sicilian immigrants. This community has responsibilities towards one another, they look out for each other, but soon a character's betrayal casts a shadow on the rest of the community, the same character that is led by fate towards a destiny that cannot be escaped.
Writers may use literature as a vehicle of social criticism. In which ways does Arthur Miller criticize society?
Why Marco and Rodolfo Came to America in A View From the Bridge by Arthur Miller
Persecution has been a round for sometime and can be traced historically from the time of Jesus to the present time. Early Christians were persecuted for their faith in the hands of the Jews. Many Christians have been persecuted in history for their allegiance to Christ and forced to denounce Christ and others have been persecuted for failing to follow the laws of the land. The act of persecution is on the basis of religion, gender, race, differing beliefs and sex orientation. Persecution is a cruel and inhumane act that should not be supported since people are tortured to death. In the crucible, people were persecuted because of alleged witchcraft.
A View From the Bridge by Miller "A view from the bridge" is a play scripted by Arthur Miller in 1955.
Although a strict society composed of high morality and disciplinary laws may be necessary for safety, it causes internal conflicts within the individuals. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller a theocracy in Salem rules and guides the citizens into doing what is “right”, but eventually backfires due to issues of reputation and jealousy. Society has a lot of influence on the citizens, and with a bad reputation, it is nearly impossible to live in a Puritan society. Salem’s strict Puritanical social structure causes personal struggles for the individuals involved in the events of The Crucible, and then eventually these personal struggles affect the society overall.
The play “A view from the bridge” is set in Red hook area of New York,
He opens the play with a very exposing account of what life used to be
'A view from the bridge' by Arthur Miller is a tragic intense play about family struggle, lust, passion and deceit. My aim is too look at the relationship of Catherine and Eddie. To understand the relationship, we must understand the atmosphere and culture. To do this we need to know why Miller wrote the play, background history and why this is significant to understanding the relationship between Catherine and Eddie.