How Far is Millers Presentation of Proctor Inviting the Audience to See Him as a Good Man?
How Far is Miller's Presentation of Proctor Inviting the Audience to See Him as a Good Man? During the 1950's America was very anti-communist, one person suggested there was communist activity in America itself. Once someone had suggested this the whole American government got suspicious and paranoid. Probably the most involved anti-communist politician was someone called Senator McCarthy. He accused the most people out of anyone, falsely accusing many American people. The list of accused began to grow. Most of the accused were actors and writers, like Arthur Miller, (who was accused.) During the 1690's in Salem, Massachusetts, something called the Salem witch trials occurred. This is where over 50 people were accused (falsely, again) of witchcraft and dealing with the devil. There was a person named Judge Danforth who accused and sentenced to hang a lot of people. One of the accused was John Proctor, he, like the others, was falsely accused. Salem and 1950's America are closely linked in this play as there is a huge paranoia in both circumstances, I might add, both irrational paranoia. Proctors appearances in act one are normally portrayed as him being an outcast, different and stubborn. This sounds like a bad thing but as I will explain this is not 100% the case. Proctor is only an outcast as he is the only one not admitting to witchcraft in Salem, this is shown when he
What is Alfieri's function in 'A View from The Bridge'?
What is Alfieri's function in 'A View from The Bridge'? Arthur Miller was born to a Jewish family in New York in 1915. His grandparents had come from Poland to Brooklyn, in America, where A View from the Bridge is set. Between his years as a journalist and making his name as a writer, Miller worked in the Brooklyn shipyards for two years, where he befriended the Italians he worked alongside. He heard a story of some men coming over to work illegally and being betrayed. The story inspired A View from the Bridge, which was written in 1955. It was originally a one-act play, but Miller re-worked it into a two-act play the following year. Most of his work is set in America and deals with political and moral issues along with the idea of Greek tragedy. Miller uses the sense of inevitability and powerlessness that tragedy's have in Catherine, Rodolfo and Eddie's situation, in
"A view from the Bridge" - Arthur Miller Examine the ideas of manliness, hostility and aggression in the play. How are the ideas connected?
"A view from the Bridge" - Arthur Miller Examine the ideas of manliness, hostility and aggression in the play. How are the ideas connected? The play "A view from the Bridge" written by Arthur Miller is set in the 1950's in the back streets of New York. The play shows how the desire for the American dream can tear families apart and destroy relationships. The writer illustrates how too much love for your family can create tension and jealousy with other people claiming their love. Manliness and aggression play a key part in this play resulting in tragic consequences. Eddie, the protagonist, has very strong ideas about what is considered manly. His first impressions of Marco and Rodolpho are that Marco is a 'real' man; he is muscular, headstrong and looks out for his family. When giving his views on Marco he says: "He goes around like a man" (page 35) This clearly shows he is complementing of Marco and also displays his respect towards him. Eddie realises nobody messes around with Marco and along with the rest of the long shore men leaves him to get on with his own business. "Nobody kids Marco" (page 35) This gives the impression that Marco is dominating and mentally strong, and won't allow other people to insult him in any way. On the other hand, Rodolpho is feminine and does not have a muscular build. He sings like a bird and does not have a family of his own.
"A View From the Bridge" - Show how Miller presents and develops the relationships between the main characters, increasing the dramatic tension to build up to an explosive and moving climax.
"A View From the Bridge" by Arthur Miller: Show how Miller presents and develops the relationships between the main characters, increasing the dramatic tension to build up to an explosive and moving climax. From the narratorial introduction made by the lawyer Alfieri our appetites are whetted by a mysterious "Bloody course" that is anticipated. Right from the beginning of the book there is dramatic tension that leaves the audience questioning what is going to happen, and what is the "Bloody course" implying? The first characters Miller presents to the audience are Catherine and Eddie Carbone. Eddie plays the part of a surrogate father to the young Catherine whose mother and father have passed away. Eddie plays a very important part in Catherine's life, as he is "responsible" for her because of the promise he made to her late mother on her deathbed; so they have quite a strong relationship whereby Catherine respects him and treats him like a father. At first we see Eddie to be quite an overprotective father who sees the naivety of Catherine and tries to explain to her the fact that she's, "Getting to be a big girl, you got to keep yourself more, can't be so friendly" Eddie still sees her as a "baby" and does not seem to be able to handle the fact that she is growing up and wants to be noticed by boys. Catherine's character is presented to the audience as happy and
"A view from the bridge" Arthur Miller - How does Eddie's jealousy lead to tragedy?
English Coursework 20th century drama/ other cultures "A view from the bridge" Arthur Miller How does Eddie's jealousy lead to tragedy? A view from the bridge is a play that identifies the work and lives of the communities of dockworkers and longshoremen of New York's Brooklyn Harbor. The author Arthur Miller has written his play focusing on the Carbone family. Eddie Carbone is an Italian longshoreman working on the New York docks. When his wife's cousins, Marco and Rodolpho, seek refuge as illegal immigrants from Sicily, Eddie agrees to shelter them. Trouble begins when his wife's niece Catherine shows attraction towards the younger brother Rodolpho. Eddie's inability to let go of Catherine, his frailty leads him to betray Rodolpho and Marco and this tragic error of judgment leads him to his death. From the first scene Eddie's frailty is shown in his obsessive need to control his niece Catherine, and his theme of appearance versus reality is more complicated because Eddie will not admit that there is a problem. To prevent other characters from knowing his motives, he hides behind what mite seem to be good reasons for his behavior. "Katie, I promised your mother on her deathbed. I'm responsible for you" Here you see Eddie's hiding his protectiveness behind his responsibilities for Catherine and as the play progresses, we realize that deep down he wishes to keep
"A View From The Bridge" examining tension and conflict within the play.
The two scenes that I have chosen for my coursework, which I think are exciting and interesting are: ) End of act one Pg 38-42 2) End of play Pg 59-64 In my essay on "A View From The Bridge" I will be examining tension and conflict within the play. Most of the tension and conflict arises from the fact that Marco and Rodolfo are illegal immigrants. During the 1930's immigration to the U.S.A was at an all time high. Over a million Sicilians had already moved to the U.S.A. and there were more moving over. Many Sicilians dreamed of a better life in America with a good paid job and enough money to support their family. They hoped of wealth and security that their home country could not guarantee. The reality of the situation was that when they arrived many of them were given jobs on the docks as dockworkers or longshoremen. The waterfront was populated by people who were poorly paid, exploited by their bosses and in many cases were only recent immigrants. The play is set in Red Hook, "the slum that faces the bay on the seaward side of Brooklyn Bridge...the gullet of New York". I have chosen the end of act one and the end of the play for scenes, which I think best explore tension and conflict in the play. This is because the main theme of the play, family loyalty, is shown in great effect in these scenes. There is great
"A View From The Bridge" is a play that deals with complex human relationships - Write a detailed study of at least three of these relationships, making clear their dramatic function in the play.
"A View From The Bridge" is a play that deals with complex human relationships. Write a detailed study of at least three of these relationships, making clear their dramatic function in the play. In the play, "A View From The Bridge", we are faced with emotions that we have probably all felt or will feel during our lifetime. However, when these emotions are taken to extremes, it could lead to unimaginable consequences. Covered here are some of the more complex and intriguing relationships that shape the whole play, from beginning to end, from the innocent love of a young woman to the dark sinister workings of a mind driven beyond logic and reason. One of the most interesting and complicated relationships in the play is that of Eddie and Catherine. Catherine is Eddie's niece through marriage and has been cared and provided for by him ever since her mother died whilst she was still a baby; "with a sense of her childhood, her babyhood, and the years" and during that time, they have grown very close, Eddie treats her like his own daughter. He likes it when she greets him when he gets home, when she treats him like a father; "Eddie is pleased and therefore shy about it..." However, as revealed later the play, Catherine thinks of Eddie as more than an uncle or a father, she thinks of him almost as her husband; "If I was a wife I would... now I'm supposed to turn around a make
"A View from the Bridge" written by Arthur Miller - review
Hatice Giritli Group 9 Thursday 11th November 2004 My Book Review of the Week: A View from the Bridge This week I chose to read the play "A View from the Bridge" written by Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller was born on October 17th, 1915, in New York City. His parents were both immigrants into the United States. The family lived in prosperity due to the success of his father's clothing manufacturing business, but this collapsed, along with the American economy as a whole, following the Wall Street crash. As a result Miller had to work as a warehouseman in order to save his fees before he was able to go to Michigan University in 1934 to study Economics and History. While at university Miller also followed a course in playwriting and this now became his primary ambition. After graduating in 1938, he earned his living from journalism and from writing radio scripts. During world war two he also worked as a ship fitter for two years in the Brooklyn Navy Shipyard, where a 'near a majority of the workers were Italian' and where Miller 'made connections with their family-centred concerns...[which were] full of Sicilian dramas' (time bends). His first produced stage play, "The Man Who Had All the Luck" was a failure when it was staged on Broadway in 1944, however, in 1947, "All My Sons" was a considerable success. Alfieri, an Italian-American lawyer in his fifties, enters the
"A View FromThe Bridge" by Arthur Miller, Staging the Boxing scene.
"A View From The Bridge" by Arthur Miller, Staging the Boxing scene. Arthur Miller is a famous dramatist in around the 1940's and 50's. His popularity developed as a result of his plays regarding social issues. The play "A View from the Bridge" focuses on an Italian community that is suspicious of outsiders. Many of the men from foreign countries work on the docks as Eddie Carbone does. The play narrator is a lawyer: Alfieri, he tells the tale of how two men come to Carbone's house from Sicily, they are illegal immigrants and seek to find work in the US. Carbone finds the work on the docks as Longshoremen. In this essay I will attempt to stage the Boxing scene for the play of "A view from the bridge" in order to express both conscious and hidden emotions portrayed by each of the characters. Numerous factors will be considered to achieve this particular affect. I will examine most quotes focusing particularly on the caste, the scene, body language, the lighting, the placement of actors, the props, the sound affects, the dialogue and the costume. Each of the characters in this scene carries a luggage of feelings due to previous events which occurred earlier in this play. In order to understand the various emotions towards one-another and altered characteristics which each of the characters possess in the boxing scene, I will include a short summary of the incidents which
"All the relationships in Act 1 of A View From The Bridge are unhealthy" Discuss
"All the relationships in Act 1 of A View From The Bridge are unhealthy" Discuss There are several meanings of the term unhealthy when considering it in context with relationship. But in this essay I will discuss unhealthy as morally unhealthy. I will discuss the relationship between Eddie and Catherine and the effect of Rodolfo, the relation ship of Catherine and Rodolfo and the relationship of Catherine and Beatrice. Catherine and Rodolfo have a seemingly normal relationship but their underlying motives could be viewed as unhealthy. They start out by dating which in itself seems to be perfectly strait forward, but certain doubts about Rodolfo are shown to Catherine by Eddie. It is suggested to her that he is only going out with her because "he is only bowin' to his passport" and that he goes out and "a new snappy jacket he buys, records, a pointy new pair of shoes and his brother's kids are stavin' over there with tuberculosis?" These accusations turn their relationship from perfectly healthy to unhealthy as doubts are placed on Catherine about his motives. This means that she no longer trusts him as she did before and a sexual relationship without trust means that it is no longer a healthy relationship. The relationship between Eddie and Catherine is an interesting one as Eddie's motivation towards his actions with her seems to change and develop as the play progresses.
