Characters from a view from the bridge

Catherine
1. Is beatrice's niece - the orphahed daughter of her sister nancy
2. she is attractive, energetic and cheerful
3. look's up to eddie like a father-like figure
  1. always looks for his approval -- "do you like it?" x3
  2. still heavily influenced
  3. blames herself for eddie's death -- "eddie i never meant to do nothing bad to you"
4. She is excited on the arrival of beatrice's cousins Marco and rodolpho
  1. attracted to rodolpho straight away
  2. torn between her relationship with rodolpho and her relationship with eddie
    1. tries to encourage eddie to speak to rodolpho -- "why dont you talk to him, eddie? He blesses you, and you dont talk to him hardly"
5. changes from a child into a women during this play
  1. makes her own decisions
Eddie
2. hard working longshoreman -- described as "a husky, slightly overweight longshoreman
  1. supports his wife and niece
  2. well liked man in the community
  3. 40 years old
3. when beatrice's cousins arrive, eddie is scared and feels threatened that his masculinity will be pushed out and will lose his position as the master of the house
  1. generous to let them stay in his house considering the consiquences
  2. selfish and self protective about his things when it comes to the cousins
    1. very protective over catherine when it comes to rodolpho
      1. proud of her looks but doesn't like how she attracts other men
      2. finds it hard to admit that she has grown up
      3. it soon becomes obvious that eddie is in love with catherine
        "he looks at catherine like a lost boy"
        doesnt show interest in beatrice
        his main concern is making sure catherine and rodolpho dont get married
        tries to undermine rodolpho for his looks and his skills
        goes to alfieri to try and prevent it in the law
        uses boxing as an excuse to hit him
        calls the immigration bureau to get rodolpho and marco taken away
        obsessive
        jealous
4. concerned about his honor and reputation in the community -- "a guy do a thing like that, how's he gonna show his face?"
Beatrice
1. loving caring person
  1. cares for her sisters daughter as she hasnt got any children of her own
2. she defers to eddie and lets him control everything in the house
  1. before the arrival of her cousins she worries about the consequences --" im just worried about you"
  2. has to persuade his approval for catherine's job and relationship
3. aware of eddie's non interest
  1. "when am i gonna be a wife again, eddie?"
  2. partly because of this, she encourages catherine's relationship with rodolpho
  3. "you want somethin, else eddie, and you cant have her!"
  4. remains loyal to eddie
    1. stays with him instead of attending catherines wedding
      1. rewarded with his words "my B"
marco
1. oldest brother of rodolpho
  1. protective over him
  2. holds up a chair after eddie punches rodolpho as a sign that he will defend him if nesscesary
2. comes from a poor town in sicily
3. has a wife and three children back home whom he wants to make a living for
4. anxious not to overstay his welcome with the carbones -- "when you say we go, we go "
5. strong, eddie's friend mike describes him as a regular bull
6. get's revenge and justice over eddie
rodolpho
1. has platinum hair and therefore makes and immediate impression
  1. great sense of humor
    1. incredibly polite, even when eddie is rude to him
    2. popular down the docks
  2. keen
    1. loves the idea of america
2. he can sing, sew, and cook
  1. eddie doesnt approve of his feminine skills
3. falls in love with catherine
  1. "you think i would carry on my back the rest of my life a women i didnt love just to be an american?"
    1. speaks passionately
      1. tries to reason with eddie, and tries to kiss his hand to settle the situation
        sensitive about things
4. marcos younger brother
  1. more sensible than him -- asks marco not to harm eddie so he can attend the wedding
    1. tries to prevent them at the end "no marco, please! eddie, please, he has children!"
Alfieri
1. lawyer
2. he is the commentator of the play
3. he is compassionate -- tries to settle eddie and later marco
4. warns eddie "let her go" and "you wont have a friend eddie"
5. powerless to change what he knows

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