Eddie is presented as a forceful, energetic and obsessive protagonist, How far do you agree?

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'Eddie is presented as a forceful, energetic and obsessive protagonist', How far do you agree?

In answer to this, I agree to a certain extent with the statement, the points about being forceful and obsessive especially.

Eddie is the main character of the play. He is husband to Beatrice, uncle by marriage and also the only fatherly figure to Catherine. Marco and Rodolpho are cousins of Beatrice, therefore family, but not by blood, to Eddie. Alfieri acts as both narrator and character in the play, he is Eddie's lawyer.

Act one starts with Alfieri and his monologue, setting the play. It then moves on to a scene with Eddie and Catherine. Eddie has just arrived home to find Catherine dressed differently to normal, more grown up. Eddie is displeased by this, and tells her, when she is offended and responds, Eddie says 'Now don't aggravate me, Katie, you are walkin' wavy! I don't like the looks they're givin' you in the candy store', the way Eddie says this, with an exclamation mark, suggests that he is annoyed and angry, he is acting very protective about Catherine,