A View From The Bridge
The opening section of the play 'A View from the Bridge' by the well known playwright Arthur Miller is a plays a very important part in the story. It introduces us to the style, setting and characters that feature in the play. In this essay I intend to show how this introduction is particularly valuable in giving the reader imperative information about the main characters and clues as to how the story may unfold. This is expertly prepared with the use of the structure, characterisation and the setting. Eddie Carbone is forty and a longshoreman working on the docks near Brooklyn Bridge. Eddie is married to a woman called Beatrice. Catherine is Beatrice's niece. She lives with Eddie and Beatrice. She announces that she wants to leave school as she as has been offered a job in a plumbing company as secretary. Eddie is very protective of Catherine and wants her to stay on and get an education. The section goes on with various arguments between characters. The play begins with a speech from a pivotal character; Alfieri. He narrates the story, effectively splitting up the scene changes and adding structure to the play. He communicates with the audience with short speeches that enlighten them and lay clues as to how the play w
In conclusion, I believe the opening section is vital in setting up the characters, situation and themes which are likely to be developed in the later stages of the play. Alfeiri finishes his introductory speech by telling us about the story we will go on to hear. As Alfieri is a lawyer, this is a clue that he may be needed by the family at some point in the play. They like Alfeiri himself and many others are of Italian descent. He lives with his wife, Beatrice and his niece Catherine. 'you look like a Madonna'This is the first sign that Eddie is more than just protective of Catherine. pulled him down the stairs - three flights his head was bouncing like a coconut. He does not want to see her grow up. 'And now we are quite civilised, quite American. If you betrayed your family, you would either be killed or disappear never to be seen again. It is only natural for a father figure to be protective of his child, however Eddie takes it a step further when he compares her to the Virgin Mary. 'there were many here who were justly shot by unjust men'This tells us that it was not Eddie's family alone that played with the law. However, this is only the beginning, in Alfieri's opening speech, we are introduced to the concept of law and justice. Vinny Bolonzo is the example Eddie tells Catherine about. Alfieri is a wise character, he seems quiet and does not interfere.
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