A view from the bridge

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The view from the bridge

Arthur miller wrote this play “The view from the bridge”.

And the play is set in the 1950s. And it is about emigration. The main characters in this play are Eddie carbone, Catherine, Beatrice, Rodolfo, Marco and Alfieri.

Eddie carbone is a longshoreman working the docks he is in his forty’s. He is bosky slightly overweight.

Catherine is Eddie’s niece she is 17 years old.

Beatrice is Eddie’s wife

Rodolpho and Marco are brothers and are Beatrice’s cousins  

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Alfieri is Eddie’s lawyer

The play is about some Italian people from Scilly want to emigrate in America e-legally.

To get a better job to, earn more money. Because in their country they could not earn enough money or they had a job that earns enough money. And they can’t find a better job so they want to come to America to get a better job.

The event of act 1- chair lifting scene, in this scene Eddie carbone is being to overprotective for Catherine. He treats her like a small child.

He does not what to let ...

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