The view from the bridge characters

The view from the bridge characters

1. Eddie

   • Eddie hates the fact that Catherine is growing up
   • He betrayed the family by snitching
   • Suggests that Rodolpho is homosexual
     • He also kissed him during a fight
   • Desperate to get his reputation back
     • Marco killes him and destroyes his reputation
   • tried to control Catherine
     • not to wear high heels
     • not to work

2. Rodolpho

   • Wants to marry Catherine
     • Eddie suggests he's using Catherine to become a U.S citizen
     • doesn't want to return to Italy.
   • He sings,dances,cooks,sews, therefore, he's feminine.
     • This makes Eddie wonder wether rodolpho is gay?
   • Sang Paper doll to catherine.
     • the song reflected eddies feelings.
   • To Eddie he's the spawn of satan
   • blonde italian
   • In the end he appologized to eddie with made him the peace maker

3. Catherine

   • Eddie's niece
   • In love with Rodolpho
   • Dependant on Eddie
   • Refered to as 'little girl' multiple times
   • 17 years old
   • tries to make up with eddiee seconds before his death.

4. Marco

   • seems pretty chill
   • devoted to his wife and children back in Italy.
   • they are very poor in Italy.. Apparently all they have are bones and water.
   • when Eddie snitched to immigration the respect Marco had for eddie went out of the window.
     • He called out Eddie in front of the while neighbourhood.
       • He Killed Eddie with Eddie own knidfe.

5. beatrice

   • Eddies wife.
     • gets accused of attacking Edde
       • when am i going to be a wife again?
   • maybe shes worried its because of eddies innapropriate feelings for his neice.
   • why is she still loyal to Eddie?
     • Because they are Catholics. Divorce was not common back then.
     • women did not have power nor the woek experiance

6. Alfieri

   • Trapped in the middle.
     • like the Brooklyn bridge
   • born Italian but lived in the states
     • understands americand and italian laws
   • layer.
   • seems to be on the American law's side.
   • respects law