(eddie pins his arms, laughing and suddenly kisses him) Flashcards
eddie to rodolpho, act 2, trying to prove that rodolpho isnt like other men
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relationships
- eddie thinks less of rodolpho as he doesnt fit eddies idea of what a stereotypical man is
- eddie is humiliating rodolpho in front of katie
- this fractures the relationship between eddie and rosolpho futher as he kisses him without consent
- fractures the relationship between katie and eddie as he acts on his feelings for her
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personality
eddie is so tunnel visioned that he is unable to see that his actions will negatively impact himself
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emotions
eddie is jealous of the relationship between rodolpho and katie
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genre
- eddie is a tragic character
- his tunnel vision causes him to act irrationally, contributing to his downfall
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motivations
eddie is trying to prove that rodolpho is ‘weird’ in order to keep them apart
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themes
- forbidden love, eddie knows his feelings for katie arent okay
- he takes his feelings out on rodolpho, this is because he sees his as a threat
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mood and atmosphere
tense and hostile as eddies actions towards roodolpho and shocking and unnecessary
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contrast
out of character for eddie as he is so against homosexuality but then kisses rodolpho to prove hes ‘weird’
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attitude
eddie is dominant, controlling and aggressive
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status
eddie has a higher status over rodolpho as he is powerless to stop eddie
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social, historical, cultural context
- in eddies eyes, rodolpho isnt a steryotypical man for the 1950s
- eddie believes that hes doing the right thing as homophobia was common during this time
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message and/or purpose
- purpose is to entertain
- message is that eddie is so tunnel visioned that he doesnt see rodolpho as a real person, but instead an obstical keeping him away from katie
