A View From The Bridge

In response to this accusation he says – crying out in agony- ‘that’s what you think of me- that I would have such a thought?’ Eddie could just be very protective over Catherine and have a very strong family bond with her that was mistaken for a romantic interest. Miller makes us sympathise with Eddie because he has been unjustly accused which made him frustrated and upset because he doesn’t think he has a romantic attraction to Catherine and is horrified someone would even think that. Eddie only wants the best for Catherine and shows he puts her feelings before his. He says to her ‘Okay.

Eddie is introduced as a moral man with ethics and principles. Miller showed that at the beginning of the play, Eddie tells the story of a young boy who ratted on immigrant relatives staying in his home and warn Catherine that she must be absolutely silent about Marco and Rodolpho. Moreover, there was a discussion between Eddie and Beatrice; where Beatrice is afraid of her immigrant cousins being caught. Therefore, Eddie told her: “listen if everybody keeps his mouth shut, nothing can happen. They’ll pay for their board.”(Miller, 1955, p.9).Later in the story, Eddie revealed a different identity .He was blinded with passion to the point of immorality. When he knew about Catherine falling in love with Rodolpho, he told Alfieri that he is going to call the immigration so he can keep Catherine just for him. Even though he knew that he is going to suffer for calling immigration, but does so anyway .Eddie: “Give me the number if the Immigration Bureau.”(Miller, 1955, p.61).To sum up, Miller displayed identity that could be moral with ethics and turns to be and identity that is blinded with

When Eddie and Beatrice are waiting for Rodolpho and Catherine to get home after a movie, Eddie goes down to the street and talks to them trying to figure out why Rodolpho had her out so late at night. When Rodolpho leaves, Eddie begins talking to Catherine and says that he is upset that Rodolpho did not to ask for permission to take her out. He goes on and says that Rodolpho does not respect Catherine and Eddie tries to split the couple apart with the idea that Rodolpho is only interested in Catherine to become a citizen. This is Eddie’s first attempt to split Catherine and Rodolpho apart. This is an unsettling thought because the audience does not suspect that Rodolpho’s feelings for Catherine are in any way fake. Eddie becomes very torn apart when she begins to date Rodolpho. He becomes convinced that something is not “right” with him and tries to intervene. When this plan does not work, he goes to a lawyer to try in hopes that the law can separate them. Of course, there is no law and Eddie becomes frustrated. When he gets drunk, he goes back to the house and tries to kick Rodolpho out of the house. He is jealous that Rodolpho is getting all of Catherine’s attention and the fact that he kisses her on the mouth leaves an uneasy feeling on the audience, adding onto Eddie’s unsightly protagonist image. When Catherine says that she is going to go with Rodolpho, Eddie becomes extremely angry and

like francesca, edward fulane takes his felationships for hranted. he is loved and respected by one little girl named abilene yet he does not love her back for he is too in love with himself. suddenly ablilene loses esward while on cruise and

In the novel, The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson, the author capitalizes upon society’s expectation of a character to emphasize the struggle to achieving his goals. Ian, one of the central characters in the plot line, is heavily impacted by these expectations, which hold a substantial influence upon his decision’s regarding his future. To teenagers an expectation: a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future, is nothing but a restriction upon them. Ian believes he is contained within these expectations; to the point where he does not wish to follow this given path. In a time of adolescence, teenagers are compelled by the strong desire to denounce that which is expected of them; Ian is no exception to

By the way, my mom found an old gold watch that belonged to her one true love, Eddie; whom died in a car accident before she met my father-- and my dad asked if she wanted to give it to "one of the boys" (meaning Art, Rick, Lance or Liam) and she replied "No, Corinne, why don't you give it to Weston? He needs a nice watch to go with his work uniform." How sweet is that?? I literally teared up because, three years ago on Christmas eve my mom got waaaay to drunk and told this really heart wrenching story about Eddie dying and that being why she is so resentful towards my father; because he could never live up to the love she shared with Eddie. She ended up apologizing to my pops for blaming him for so long over something he had nothing to do

Eddie is trying to disguise the fact that he is jealous when he turns to Marco, " But I understood, Marco, that you was both comin' to make a livin' for you family. You understand me, don't you, Marco?" This scene tells us that Beatrice is supportive of the relationship between Catherine and Rodolfo and tries to overrule Eddie in the house.

Beatrice is the only person with Catherine that stand with Eddie until the end because she doesn’t want to leave her husband in those crucial moments alone, in fact he keeps her husband in her arms until Eddie dies “he dies in her arms, and Beateice covers him with her body” Beatrice will never leave her husband alone and will always support him until the end and she will never let people talk badly about him, she will defend it until the end.

Eddie, who has grown an affection for his niece Catherine, resents being replaced in her affections by someone he sees as an unworthy interloper, and he suspects Rodolfo has ulterior motives.

The bridge we have created is ethical in the sense that it has a dependable purpose relative to its location, and its uses. By implementing a floating bridge, in a non-linear terrain in the city of Champong Chnnang it allows for effective, and efficient commute between two villages. This idea allows for the saving of time and money, by not implementing a less efficient method of transportation and trade between the two villages. THIS ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH, LET EDWARD ADD SHIT TO THIS TOO.

Also, Catherine's affection for Rodolfo highlights how she likes things that Eddie doesn't like, making him realise that he is more out of touch with her than he realises. This scares him, and makes him recognize that he cannot control or know what she truly feels in her heart and mind. In the last act, Eddie can't help but let manly pride override his common sense. He demands an apology from Marco, even though he knows that he himself is in the wrong, 'tell them what a liar you are C'mon, liar, you know what you done'.

'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.

Eddie is a longshoreman and earns his living on the New York docks and he is the plays protagonist but also as a famous Greek philosopher called Aristotle said " The tragic hero is one who is neither villainous nor exceptionally virtuous, moving from happiness to misery through some frailty or error in judgement. " And this is exactly what Eddie Carbone is, a tragic hero. The plot is based around Eddie agreeing to shelter Marco and Rodolfo (his wife, Beatrice's illegally immigrated cousins) while they seek refuge in the Sicilian community of Redhook. As his wife's niece Catherine whom he has unconditional love for as a daughter begins to take a liking to Rodolfo, Eddies love begins to transform into jealousy and hate of Rodolfo and as a consequence Eddie commits an unjustifiable and indefensible act of hatred which in the Sicilian community would be classed as a 'crime' against everybody around him including his family by revealing Marco and Rodolfo to the immigration bureau.

This can be shown by, “Sure, he’s terrific!  Look at him go!” and “He could be very good Marco.  I’ll teach him again.”  By praising Rodolfo, he is making Rodolfo want to continue boxing with him.  Eddie shows more and more authority over Rodolfo and if they go boxing more, Eddie gets the opportunity to humiliate and embarrass Rodolfo more, and prove to everybody that he is stronger. The tension between the two characters is important, as it continues to grow stronger, until Eddie attacks Marco and Rodolfo.  This is important, as this is the point where the tension is first revealed obviously and directly to the reader, through physical actions, although not real violence. The audience may feel that there will be real violence later on in the play, as Eddie keeps encouraging Rodolfo to fight and continuously tries to insult him.

At the beginning of the play, Eddie is portrayed as a sensible and smart character. Eddie and the girls (Catherine and Beatrice) all have a requited respect for each other – Beatrice: “Mmm! You’re an angel! God’ll bless you” – and there are no problems as such, even when the immigrants first come. He is also respected by the community – Alfieri: “He was good a man as he had to be in life that was.” But this dominant respect that he gains is what he is very used to and the slight changes where Catherine finds another man in her life and Beatrice also looks after the two immigrants (Rodolpho and Marco) effects Eddie hugely. The respect that he becomes used to is now shared by the women in his life between the men in his house and he craves for more attention. This can be considered one of his flaws that lead to his downfall. He is also shown caring for Catherine in the beginning of the play. He can be seen as a normal uncle or father – Beatrice: “She’s got a job.” Eddie: “What job? She’s gonna finish school.” He is also very proud of Catherine – “Sure she’s the best… You look like a