A View From The Bridge Flashcards
When is the play set?
Late 1940s
Where is the play set ?
Red hook, Brooklyn, Nee York
Who is the author of the play?
Arthur miller
Where was Arthur miller born?
New York
How is Alferi first shown in the play?
- a character on the play & narrator
- a thoughtful man who is sympathetic to the community he serves
How is Eddie first shown in the play?
- an ordinary man
- Protective attitude towards Catherine
- strong family man
Who says;
“You’re gettin’ to be a big girl now, you gotta keep yourself more, you can’t be so friendly, kid” ?
Eddie Carbone
How is Catherine portrayed at the start of the play?
- lively
- attractive
- warm
Who says;
“Eddie, I wish there was one guy you couldn’t tell me things about!” ?
Catherine
How is Beatrice portrayed at the start of the novel?
-generous (let’s Marco and rodolfo stay with them)
Who says
“I guess I just never figured on one thing…That you would ever grow up”
Eddie to Catherine
Who speaks to Eddie about the problems they have has in their relationship and also about the fact that she no longer feels like a “wife”
Beatrice
Who confronts Eddie about his feelings for Catherine?
Beatrice
Who is upset when Eddie dosen’t approve of her clothes and behaviour
Catherine
What does the stage direction indicate about Eddie?
‘Eddie rises and moves upstage’
That he is unsettled when Rodolfo sings
Who says;
“A lawyer means the law and in Sicily, from where their fathers came, the law has not been a friendly idea since the Greeks were beaten” ?
Alfieri
Alfieri speaks differently to the other characters, how?
He talks in an easy, conversational style,whereas the Carbones speak in powerful colloquial dialect that often hides more than it reveals.
What does the story of Vinny Bolzano create?
It creates a basis for irony which will be created when Eddie turns informer himself later in the play
Who says;
“I don’t care who sees them goin’ in and out so long as you don’t see them goin’ in and out”
Eddie
Who says;
“Who’s mad? I’m not mad. You’re the one is mad.” ?
Beatrice
Why is the relationship with Beatrice and Eddie complicated?
- sometimes they are comfortable with each other
- other times there is tension between them
