analyse the dramatic importance of the end of act one of "A view from the bridge" from page 35
...cular the protagonist, Eddie. Eddie is worried as he will not be around to protect her when she is working. Eddie tells us about what happens if you break the biggest moral rule in their society. And they spit on him in the street’ Needless to say, Vinny was never seen again. We learn from him that the story we are about to become accustomed to is set in Red Hook, ‘The slum that faces the bay on the seaward side of Brooklyn Bridge. So what are we gonna wait for now?’ This quote clearly tells us that this has been an ongoing issue in their marriage How does Catherine develop in the play? Describe how she matures: What does she gain and what does she lose by the end of the play? Catherine’s position in the beginning of the play is a loving daughter to Eddie and Beatrice. Catherine loves Eddie he took her in and brought her up as his own daughter they have a good father daughter relationship. Eddie notices every thing about Catherine like her hair and her new outfit in the beginning scene and she is pleased, but unaware of his secret desire for her. Beatrice notices this when her cousins arrive. This is when we see another side of Eddie when he becomes extremely jealous of Rodolfo and Catherine. Eddie becomes infatuated with stopping Catherine from going out with Rodolfo; this puts a strain on their relationship but because of Sicilian values she respects his decision. Catherine isn’t full Italian she is also American and this is a major difference between the family values and American culture. If she was American she could stand up to her father but Sicilian communities have far to much respect for a man of the house. By the end of the play after all the commotion and the tragic death of Eddie. Catherine doesn’t hate Eddie but I think she is deeply s . . . For example; when she wanted to go to work and Eddie said no she backed off. She just wanted her father to be happy for her, and she dreamed of this. Beatrice wants Eddie back for herself and some attention because she is lacking from the attention that is being diverted to Catherine. Beatrice tells Eddie he is just jealous, but she really means it. When Beatrice says he’s just jealous she actually means Eddie is jealous of what Rodolfo has and he knows he can never have it. Catherine questions Rodolfo about living in Italy she does this because she still has doubts about what Eddie said (Eddie claimed he just wants to get citizenship. Beatrice then face’s facts and put both hands on Catherine’s shoulders, and turns her around abruptly and tries to stop her. Beatrice becomes Catherine’s voice because she stands up for Catherine and can accept adapting or changing. It also causes conflict between Catherine and Beatrice because Beatrice wants Catherine to stand up for herself and not to listen to what Eddie says. Eddie would go through a lot to keep Catherine beside him. In the eyes of Eddie Carbone, men were the manly figure, the macho type How does Arthur Miller build the drama to the climax at the end of Act 1? At The Beginning of “A view from the bridge” by Arthur Miller Alfieri enters and immediately creates the atmosphere. The atmosphere of a place where crime was once set in the heart of the neighborhood. Alfieri tells us the audience about the importance of justice and how justice is often administrated outside rather than inside the law. He Mentions Al Capone and Franky Yale and, later he starts that the conflict, like all the others, is beyond the power of a...