A View from the Bridge

Key Quotes
1. "Just remember, kid, you can quicker get back a million dollars that was stole than a word you gave away"
2. "Can you lift this chair?"
3. "Walking wavy"
4. "A lawyer means law, and in Sicily, from where there fathers came, the law has not been a friendly idea since the Greeks were beaten"
5. "I'm ashamed. Paper Doll they call him. Blondie now"
6. "The guy ain't right."
7. "You're getting to be a big girl now, you gotta keep yourself more, you can't be so friendly."
Context
1. Red Hook
2. Pete Panto
  1. Inspired the Miller to write the play.
  2. A Longshoreman who was executed by a mob after attempting to break up a marriage between his niece and a man, by ratting to the immigration office.
Themes
1. Law & Justice
2. Love
  1. Family
  2. Romantic/Marriage
  3. Love of a place
3. Codes of Honour
  1. "I want my name"
Character
1. Eddie Carbone
  1. Master of the house. Not for long
  2. Self-protective
  3. Concerned about losing his "Honour"
2. Beatrice Carbone
  1. Eddies Wife
    1. Loving & Caring
      1. Supports Catherine
3. Catherine
  1. Attractive, energetic, cheerful
  2. Loves Eddie like a father
  3. Torn between two men
  4. Wants independence
4. Marco
  1. Loves his family
  2. Speaks simply and clear
  3. Responsible
5. Rodolfo
  1. Humour
  2. American Dream
  3. Loves Catherine
6. Alfieri
  1. Lawyer
  2. Acts as a commentator
    1. Chorus in Greek Tragedy
  3. Compassionate

Resumo de Recurso

	Criado por jh9 aproximadamente 10 anos atrás