Discussing the role of alfieri

             A View From The Bridge (Discussing Alfieri's role)
             Hundreds of years ago, the ancient Greeks produced the theatre. This theatre had no actors, and the numerous chorus figures told the whole story, which was usually a tragedy. Later, in the 6th century B.C., Thespis( the Narrator) introduced the actor. The chorus figure was still in plays - he now commented on the action, divided it into scenes and linked these scenes together by covering any action that the audience didn't see during a time gap. He represents sanity, reason and compassion in modern plays. The choric figure usually talks more standard English, and this is true in this play, where Alfieri is much more articulate than most of the characters.
             Arthur Miller has used this in Alfieri to divide each act into unofficial scenes, and inform the audience on any missed action. A View From The Bridge involves the audience and their emotions. Arthur Miller has used different methods to keep these emotions controlled. He has used calm scenes between those of high tension and emotion, but the main method is the chorus figure. The audience listen to Alfieri, for many reasons. They respect him because he is a Lawyer, but they also like his character .
             I believe that the chorus character in this play has the "View From A Bridge" and is looking over the play. I think he has so much pressure from being told all the other characters' secrets that he needs to talk to someone. I think this is why he talks to the audience.
             He comments on the action in a previous scene and gives hints as to the action in the next, "He worked on the piers when there was work", "After they had eaten, the cousins came." In doing this, he exercises a key role of the chorus - they can comment but not get involved, "I could have finished the whole story that afternoon."
             This gives the audience the feeling that Alfieri is simply re-telling the story, because he speaks in the past tense, except when ...

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