Eddie Carbone is the hero of A View from the Bridge to what extent is he heroic?

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Leigham Reynolds

Eddie Carbone is the hero of ‘A View from the Bridge’ to what extent is he heroic?

Aurthor Miller the author of ‘A View from the Bridge’ shows an interest in his writing across the variety of novels he has written has been about the ‘average person’. The play was set in the 1950’s. The key elements of a Greek tragedy are that it has a Protagonist and a Chorus.

The play starts with the chorus speaking to us, announcing the scene and sets a happy feeling. Marco and Rodolfo, immigrants in America, cause friction within the family located on the docks. Throughout the play Eddie’s Character goes through the tragic arc. At the end of the play this friction develops into Eddie getting killed.

We would see a hero being brave when things start getting tough, helping people who need that aid, just like how Eddie’s character followed at the start of the play. Unfortunately we see Eddie following the role of a tragic hero – a hero that tries to be a stereotypical hero but fails miserably.

Eddie, Protagonist of the play, is presented as being a stereotypical Hero. “I promised your Mother on her deathbed. I’m responsible for you.” A side of Eddie being heroic as he brings up Catherine as her Mother has passed away. The audience look up to Eddie as being a role model as he is seen to be a generally caring person gaining the reader’s respect. “You ain’t all the girls.” Eddie’s speech when he is replying to Catherine as she talks about how her clothes are suitable. It shows us how Eddie is looking out for her which is a hero aspect but we also see a side of him that he is being too over protective and perverted which can seem to be quite disturbing.

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 Beatrice’s cousin’s Marco and Rodolfo come over from Italy to visit. “When are you going to stop fancying her” Beatrice addresses to Eddie that she knows how he feels towards Catherine, also saying how it is wrong as he is looking at other women rather than his wife – which could be quite upsetting to Beatrice. “When am I gonna be a wife again” this is another sentence that Beatrice uses to show us as the audience how annoyed she is about the situation of Eddie and Catherine. We understand this quote to basically say when he is going to ...

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