A View From the Bridge

The title "A View From the Bridge" signifies multiple aspects: the physical Brooklyn Bridge overlooking the Italian-American community, the cultural divide bridged by Alfieri, and his narrative role....

The quote means that compromise is necessary for living harmoniously in a community. Alfieri uses Eddie Carbone as an example of someone who refused to compromise, acting out of selfishness and...

In A View from the Bridge, Arthur Miller uses several literary devices including dialect, symbolism, frame story, and monologues. Characters, except Alfieri, use Brooklyn dialect, while Alfieri...

In act 2 of A View from the Bridge, what does Eddie mean by saying that "Marco's got my name"

Eddie Carbone starts out as a hardworking man who has struggled to take care of his family. He seems generous and moral, willing to do anything for his family. However, the audience begins to sense...

Marco quietly and politely exhibits a more traditional masculinity. Eddie's masculinity is of a type that is most readily presented in the modern world, though it has its roots in many older...

The main way Miller presents Eddie as a tragic character is by showing us his fatal flaw in the first scene: his love for Catherine.

It has to be said, right from the outset, that Beatrice isn't a particularly well-drawn character in the play. That said, she does play an important role all the same. Warm, caring, and unfailingly...

The causes of Eddie Carbone's tragedy in A View From the Bridge include his obsessive love for his niece Catherine, his inability to adapt to changing social norms, and his betrayal of his...

The importance of loyalty in the world of the play A View from the Bridge is very great indeed. For the Italian-American community depicted in the play, loyalty is the social glue that binds everyone...

Jealousy is shown throughout the play as something that can so easily get out of control; and when it does, it can destroy lives. It is Eddie's insane jealousy over Catherine and Rodolpho's budding...

The theme of conflict is explored through Eddie’s casual language and Alfieri’s formal narration.

In A View From the Bridge Arthur Miller shows Eddie Carbone as being very much the architect of his own downfall. His obsessive, unhealthy feelings toward his niece Catherine drive him toward...

Catherine's role in Eddie's downfall in A View From the Bridge is significant as her growing independence and romantic involvement with Rodolpho trigger Eddie's obsessive protectiveness and jealousy....

Alfieri is one of the strangest characters in all of Miller's works. He acts like a Greek chorus in the play, and his viewpoint is the "view from the bridge" between the...

A View from the Bridge explores themes such as justice, betrayal, and the American Dream, with a strong focus on social class struggles. The play highlights the tension between immigrant aspirations...

It is difficult to describe Eddie Carbone as a sympathetic character. For one thing, he is an extraordinarily self-centered man who expects the whole world to revolve around him. Everything he does...

A View from the Bridge is set in 1950s Brooklyn, reflecting the immigrant experience and working-class struggles. The play's elements of tragedy include Eddie Carbone's fatal flaw of possessiveness...

Eddie Carbone is deeply conflicted and confused. He is unable to be honest about his feelings for his niece, though others can see clearly that Eddie's fatherly affections for Catherine have at...

Honor is important in A View from the Bridge, because it ostensibly compels Eddie to kick Rodolfo and Marco out of his home. Through Alfieri’s opening and closing monologues, Arthur Miller further...

In A View from the Bridge, Miller presents Catherine as beautiful and innocent, and because of this beauty and innocence, she becomes a symbol for Eddie's illicit desire and jealous love.

In these three men, Eddie, Rodolpho and Marco, we are presented with three distinctly different modes of masculinity. Eddie is a man out of touch with his emotions who is, therefore, dominated by...

A View from the Bridge is largely concerned with the American immigrant experience. Arthur Miller, however, isn't simply making a point about immigration; he's also proffering wider...

Both plays take place in an immigrant and working class enclaves in American cities, thus contrasting the old-world values of the immigrants and the American aspirations of social mobility. A View...