Discuss the ways in which the final scene in act one from "A View from the Bridge" is dramatically effective.
Discuss the ways in which the final scene in act one from "A View from the Bridge" is dramatically effective. Miller makes the final scene in act one so dramatically effective by using every conversational topic to build up this tension right up until the end when tension is paramount. Throughout the scene, the characters; Eddie, Rodolfo, Catherine, Marco, and Beatrice do not let their rational behaviour slip. Instead, they are fully wound up until the end of the act enabling sparks to fly later on in the play. The scene opens on Alfieri with his opening line "there are times when you want to spread an alarm." This indicates that he has strong feelings for Eddie Carbone and his family which he cannot act upon, being in the position which he is, a high-powered lawyer, who should not become emotionally involved in his cases. He therefore feels helpless and trapped. He can foresee the tragic events which happen in the play but is unable to do anything about them. This is an ominous speech. By the end one can sense that tragedy is inevitable. To put the rest of the scene in context, Eddie has recently found that his niece Catherine has grown from a small child to a beautiful young woman and therefore has mixed feelings for her, both sexually and paternally. He also has mixed feelings for his wife's cousin Rodolfo, an illegal immigrant from Sicily. Stereo-typically homosexual
Eva Smith \ Daisy Renton.
Eva Smith \ Daisy Renton Eva was a young girl in her early twenties, she was apparently very pretty and also very poor, her lifestyle is completely contrasting to the rich, upper-class and somewhat pompous Birlings. This although is the only information that is obvious about Eva Smith, she is a bit of an enigmatic character like the Inspector. A lot of information about Eva and the Inspector are unknown and a lot of the details are left for you to think about yourself. At the end of the play Priestly leaves a lot of Important questions unanswered and leaves a lot to the imagination, you can't even be sure that Eva \ Daisy ever existed and if they did they were probably not the same people. I think this is a good technique as it makes you really think about the play and acknowledge the characters and story line of the play. Despite the vague details we do know that all the main characters in the play came in contact with a woman, in all instances this woman was quite attractive, enough to make Eric & Gerald intimately involved with her and enough to make Sheila jealous of her good looks. The first thing we find out about Eva Smith is that she is dead, "Two hours ago a young woman died in the infirmary she'd been taken there this afternoon because she'd swallowed a lot of strong disinfectant. Burnt her inside out, of course........ She was in great agony". (Inspector)
Diary of Eva Smith
Shona White 24th November 02 Mrs Jewitt Diary of Eva Smith 29th August 1910 Dear Diary, I have been working at the factory machine shop for over a year now and I am finding it so boring. I love working with materials and I think I am such a great worker but I am not being respected enough for how much time I put into this job. I mean I am ONLY earning 22s and 6d a week. For a young woman like me I think I should be at least earning 25s! I might actually have to go on strike with the other workers, I think, if Birling does not give me a pay rise. I do love working for Birling and im sure that I am one of the most brilliant workers here but he is such a stubborn man and I will quit this job if I don't get anymore money. I wouldn't be able to live alone in lodgings with no family and hardly anything to eat. I think it is time for me to do something about it. Eva 7th September 1910 I went on strike with the other workers, our actions were unsuccessful and Mr Birling dismissed the ring leaders, I of course being one of them now find myself to be unemployed. I am so unhappy,I have no money,no food,what am I to do? I am so disappointed by my dismisal of Mr Birling,as I was such an industrious worker. He must of been blind to my efforts because I believe I was one of the best workers he has ever employed. I believe he knew that I feel like
In Act One of 'An Inspector Calls' how does J.B Priestley use dramatic devices to convey his concerns and ideas to the members of the audience, as well as interest and involve them in his play?
An Inspector Calls: Essay By J.B Priestley In Act One of 'An Inspector Calls' how does J.B Priestley use dramatic devices to convey his concerns and ideas to the members of the audience, as well as interest and involve them in his play? 'An Inspector Calls' is a very clever play with a very good reputation and it is known as 'a well made play'. Furthermore it has a very interesting genre, as it is a 'Morality Play', this means that the writer wants his characters to learn something as well as the audience, for example that they will be pretentious by something or learn a new piece of information about another character. The play was written in the year 1945/6, however the play is set in 1912, with this known fact, it is an extremely; important and crucial aspect of the plays theories. J.B Priestley has set his play some thirty three years earlier for a reason; to show off some of the characters hidden personalities. For example Act One begins by a pleasant luxurious upper class meal with the Birling family, with Mr Birling producing a witty remark about the R.M.S Titanic being unsinkable, however we as the audience have the knowledge that the R.M.S Titanic did sink therefore everything Mr Birling says may not be true. Priestley's main concerns were that around the time he had set his play, the country was near to the war therefore the comments Birling makes about war not
How does Miller explore the character of Eddie Carbone in 'A View From the Bridge'? Discuss, with close analysis of at least two scenes in the play.
How does Miller explore the character of Eddie Carbone in 'A View From the Bridge'? Discuss, with close analysis of at least two scenes in the play. The story of 'A View From the Bridge' is set in an Italian neighborhood which has migrants shipping in. The central character is Eddie Carbone, who is a working longshoreman. Eddie lives with his wife, Beatrice and orphaned niece, Catherine, in Red Hook Brooklyn. They are expecting Beatrice's migrant cousin brothers from Sicily to arrive shortly. Eddie and Beatrice don't have any children of their own, but they have raised Catherine as their own. Arthur Miller wrote 'A View From the Bridge' for social, artistic and personal reasons. He had heard of the story of a man who had betrayed his own community out of jealousy. The story had the 'cleanliness' of some Greek tragedies. Miller explores Eddie Carbone's character as a 'tragic flaw'. When Eddie's desires take control, his inevitable fate is to die at the end of the play. Eddie Carbones role as a tragic hero develops in the course of the play. He harbors a secret lust for his niece Catherine which eventually causes his destruction. Eddies stubborn attitude about getting his own way and having to suppress his feelings leads him into conflict with his family and community. Eddie doesn't take other peoples feelings into consideration, he stands firm on what he considers to be
Compare the different ways in which Willy Russell creates humour in the first and final scenes of "Educating Rita" and comment on how what you found reflects the change in the characters and their relationship.
Ellen Silvey 10G 21st November 2003 "EDUCATING RITA POST-1914 DRAMA- YEAR 10 Compare the different ways in which Willy Russell creates humour in the first and final scenes of "Educating Rita" and comment on how what you found reflects the change in the characters and their relationship. There are many different types of humour in Educating Rita, such as slapstick humour, the humour of the use of language and visual humour. One example of this is that Willy Russell uses stage directions to portray humour. The focus of the humour in this play changes from the beginning to the end as it mirrors the power switch from Frank to Rita. We can see this because we laugh at Rita in a light hearted way, but the tone of the humour changes as the power shifts, and in the last scene we laugh at Frank in a more negative way. The humour mirrors the development of Frank and Rita because in Act 1, Scene 1 we laugh at the mistakes Rita makes as she tries to become educated. However, in Act 2, scene 7, we laugh ironically at Frank, as he leaves forever a broken man. Educating Rita is set in an office in a Liverpool University. The two main characters are Frank and Rita. Frank is an alcoholic, who teaches English literature. Rita is married, and a hairdresser. She is taking an Open University course in English Literature, and wants to learn everything and change her life. In the first
An Inspector Calls the Plot.
AN INSPECTOR CALLS THE PLOT. The plot of "an inspector calls" involves the Birling family who are an upper middle class family of the 20th centaury. It involves a girl who is sucked form a job by Mr. Birling for organising a strike, who is later sucked from a job by Mr. Birling's daughter Sheila because she was jealous of the girl's beauty. The same girl changes her name from Eva Smith to Daisy Renton after she has an affair with Sheila's fiancé Gerald Croft, all summer. After Gerald dumps her, she has an affair with Eric Birling, Mr. Birling's son, and she becomes pregnant. But she wouldn't get any more money from him after knowing that he stole it. So she decided to ask for help at one of the Charity Organisations where Mrs. Birling turns her down, because she first introduces herself as Mrs. Birling and this initially put Mrs. Birling off of help her. An inspector Goole comes, who so happens to know everything about all these people, when they are having an engagement party for Sheila and Gerald. He informs them that a girl has committed suicide and gets them all to confess of their contact with the girl. After he has left they discovered that he wasn't a real inspector and that no girl has committed suicide. Just as they are trying to forget about Eva Smith and the Inspector Goole, they receive a phone call informing them of a girl who has committed suicide and that an
What Is The Purpose Of The Inspector’s Visit, And How Successfully Does He Achieve It?
AN INSPECTOR CALLS BY J.B. PRIESTLEY WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE INSPECTOR'S VISIT, AND HOW SUCCESSFULLY DOES HE ACHIEVE IT? Who is this Inspector? 'Goole. G. Double O-L-E.' (Pg 16) This quote only gives part of a very large mysterious puzzle as to who this stranger is. But what does this quote mean? What does the play mean? What is the meaning of life? WHO IS THE INSPECTOR? Lets us start at the beginning. Who is the Inspector? We are told by the 'illusionary' Inspector himself that he is a police Inspector, named Goole. But as we find out on pg62, 'That man wasn't a police officer.' So who was he? His name gives us one baffling clue in the effort to unscramble the mystery in the whodunit, or who/what/where/whydunit. His name, GOOLE, when pronounced actually sounds like GHOUL; as in ghost, and can give us one lead as to the fact to the idea that he might be a ghost. Perhaps he is a ghost of Eva's unborn child, or perhaps he is the child from the future. We certainly can gather evidence as to the proof that the Inspector is some kind of ghost, phantom or spectre. (Pg48-stage direction) 'He looks at his watch.' This is evidence that can verify the claim that the Inspector is some kind of ghost. It is the intimidating way in which the Inspector glances at his watch before an important event happens, that also indicates his spirit ways. In this case when the inebriated Eric
Why does Arthur Miller call his play 'A view from the Bridge'?
Why does Arthur Miller call his play 'A view from the Bridge'? Many of Arthur Miller's plays examine the position of individual in relation to their responsibilities and position in society and may be seen, as a result, to be political. 'A view from the Bridge' has its roots in the late 1940's when Miller became interested in the work and lives of the communities of dock workers and Longshoremen of New York's Brooklyn Harbor, and where he had himself previously worked. Miller found that the waterfront was the 'Wild West, a desert beyond the law', populated and worked by people who were poorly paid and exploited. The play tells a story of an Italian Longshoreman, Eddie Carbone, working in the New York docks. His wife's cousins, Marco and Rodolfo seek refuge as illegal immigrants from Sicily. Trouble begins when his wife's niece, Catherine becomes attracted to the younger of the two immigrants, Rodolfo. Eddie's baffled jealousy culminates in an unforgivable act against his family and the Sicilian community. The Character of Alfieri is seen as the narrator, yet is involved in the action as well. It is as if he is standing on a metaphorical bridge, looking over the Carbone family, and everyone else involved. He tells us what is happening outside of the house, he speaks in the second person, directing everything at the reader, thus giving the effect of an outsider within the
Educating Rita - Explain how the director uses cinematographic techniques to realise the scenes which are not/only referred to in the text
Educating Rita Explain how the director uses cinematographic techniques to realise the scenes which are not/only referred to in the text Amidst today's high-budget, multi million pound cinema, there are a huge number of cinematographic techniques used for many different purposes. In the box-office hit, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which was directed by Mike Newell, the flying Horntail dragon and other mythical creatures, as well as the illusion of playing Quidditch on a magic, flying broomstick, are created using all kinds of advanced digital effects. In animated films such as Shrek, the characters are all computerised and enhanced, and are produced using extremely sophisticated equipment and the latest technology. As a low budget film, Educating Rita is not associated with these cinematographic techniques. Lewis Gilbert, uses very few of these techniques, although he does use them successfully. As Educating Rita is a realistic slice of life set in a Liverpudlian town, all of the amazing techniques in today's cinema are not needed so there is nothing fantastic about the film. However, Lewis Gilbert in 1983 uses the camera very effectively. While Willy Russell focuses on Franks study, Lewis Gilbert takes it outside and shows the viewers what is going on inside of their lives when they are not together. He uses the camera to emphasise certain ideas and to add depth to
