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How does Miller create dramatic tension between Marco and Eddie at the end of Act One?

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  • Submitted: 06/06/2005
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How does Miller create dramatic tension between Marco and Eddie at the end of Act One?

So far in the play Marco and Rodolfo have illegally immigrated to America, seeking shelter with their cousin Beatrice and her husband Eddie. Living with them is Catherine, their niece, who falls head over heels in love with Rodolfo. Eddie is not happy, as he is incredibly overprotective of Catherine. This overprotectiveness turns to jealousy, which turns into an obsession. At the end of Act One all five characters are in the living room, sharing a cosy after dinner chat.

At this point of "A View From The Bridge" Eddie is feeling intensely jealous of Rodolfo and he doesn't really understand why. He talks to Alfieri about it, yet Alfieri seems to immediately understand what is going on and just before this scene hints at the bloody outcome of this tale. Marco, too, recognizes Eddie's feelings for Catherine, though he appears to be the only one in the family who sees it.

The premonition in Alfieri's soliloquy make the audience think. It makes them ask question like who's going to die? How are they going to die? Why

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