View From The Bridge Critique
Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge is a modern tragedy set in 1950's Brooklyn about a man's obsession with his niece, and what that obsession ultimately brings about. Eddie Carbone, the protagonist of the play also happens to be the antagonist, because he ultimately is fighting against himself with his desires for his niece. I believe that this play was very predictable from the start; this is why I really did not enjoy it all that much. A View from the Bridge had some interesting parts but to me it was really boring and just didn't go anywhere.To me this play did not go anywhere because I did care for any of the characters. The way that Arthur Miller wrote this play makes it hard for you to care about any of the characters; therefore I also do not care what happens to them. There is Eddie, who comes of as arrogant to me; he is the one that I disliked the most. I really saw no point to his behavior, if Miller had given us more of a reason as to why he had such strong feelings toward Catherine then at least we could have learned what made him tick, but as it is I can not see that. I see no purpose for Alfieri; I think that this play could go on just fine without him. I do see the need for a narrator, but I don't thi
The way that Rodolpho acted made me not care about his fate. The Catherine character was likeable but I believe that she is a big reason why Eddie self-destructs. I liked the way that he carried himself throughout the play, until he accuses Eddie of "killing his children". In the first act Eddie tries to prevent Catherine and Rodolpho from falling in love. The events in characters in this play were just a little too convenient for me. He was being a little too dramatic for my tastes, also he really had no proof that Eddie had turned them in. This is the action that ultimately set in course the final set of events. I have read some of Miller's other plays such as The Crucible and Death of a Salesman; I believe this play to be below those standards. I think that part of Rodolpho loved Catherine, while another part loved the idea of becoming a citizen. There are many spots in this play that have symbolism in them. Marco had no significant action in the play until the end. This is undoubtedly a symbol of his own self-destruction. The way that Miller sets this up with two climaxes is done very well, and is one of the high-points of this entire work. In the first act the climax comes when Eddie decides to "teach" Rodolpho how to box, and he beats him up a little, then Marco picks the chair up over Eddie's head and holds it like a weapon, but gives him smile, this event is a precursor to what happens in the second act. In the second act Eddie finds that he has failed at this, and thinks his best course of action would to call the INS and report Marco and Rodolpho.
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