In this piece of coursework I will be analysing the tragic play A view from the bridge specifically pages 35 to 42. I also will be discussing how the author Arthur Miller increases the tension within the play

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In this piece of coursework I will be analysing the tragic play “A view from the bridge” specifically pages 35 to 42. I also will be discussing how the author Arthur Miller increases the tension within the play which continues to create an impact towards the later stages of the play.

   

The play tells us a story of Eddie which has already happened. This is why Alfieri takes the role of two crucial characters in the play: a chorus and the role of a lawyer. When I say chorus I mean he doesn’t just tell us the story but reflects on the story as well as telling us what to feel and think of the tragedy, just like the ancient Greek chorus.  

   

I believe that the title “A view from the bridge” is a metaphor for the role Alfieri plays due to the reason that he is a Sicilian American lawyer who probably lives in a lat in Manhattan however he crosses the bridge to a poor estate called Brooklyn. This helps us understand Alfieri is a chorus that who is like eyes looking down from the bridge.

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When Alfieri says “I knew, I knew then and there I could have finished the whole story then and there” Alfieri using the technique of doubling shows that he is confident and tries to make the audience in awe of the play I also believe that miller created the character Alfieri as his voice to express his feelings and tell the audience what he Miller thinks through Alfieri because when Alfieri says “it wasn’t as though a mystery to un ravel. I could see every step coming” this shows that Alfieri knows what will happen next yet unlike Miller, ...

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