Jealousy and Topic Sentence
Intermediate 2 Critical Essay Plans – A View From The Bridge
Question:
Choose a play which deals with conflict within a family or a group of people.
Describe the conflict and explain what effects the conflict has on the characters and the events of the play.
Introduction:
- Author and title - Summary - In this essay I am going to examine how Eddie’s inner conflict over his growing incestuous feelings for his niece Catherine cause a wider conflict within his family.
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Topic sentence - From the beginning of the play Eddie is dealing with an inner turmoil caused by the ambiguity of his feelings for Catherine.
Discussion of text • Set the scene of seeming domestic harmony • Family scene between Catherine, Beatrice and Eddie • Eddie returning from work
Quote and Analysis - Miller uses stage direction to subvert the seemingly domestic harmony. Eddie’s reaction and behaviour towards Catherine act as subtle clues to his growing feelings for her.
‘Listen, you been givin’ me the willies the way you walk down the street, I mean it.’ - Eddie’s reaction is stronger than the reaction of a protective father figure - Because of the way he feels about her he presumes everyone else is can see it too - Miller is building tension by creating ambiguity around the relationship between Catherine and Eddie and foreshadowing the action to follow
Conclusion
- At the beginning of the play Eddie has some control over his inner conflict. As the play progresses he loses control and this causes a more visible conflict within the family.
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Topic sentence - Eddie’s internal conflict starts to surface when the cousins arrive. This acts as a catalyst, creating further conflict in the wider family.
Discussion of text • Catherine and Rodolfo’s developing relationship • Eddie’s reaction to it – 1st visit to Alfieri to try and stop the relationship before it starts • Eddie’s
Question:
Choose a play which deals with conflict within a family or a group of people.
Describe the conflict and explain what effects the conflict has on the characters and the events of the play.
Introduction:
- Author and title - Summary - In this essay I am going to examine how Eddie’s inner conflict over his growing incestuous feelings for his niece Catherine cause a wider conflict within his family.
Paragraph 1
Topic sentence - From the beginning of the play Eddie is dealing with an inner turmoil caused by the ambiguity of his feelings for Catherine.
Discussion of text • Set the scene of seeming domestic harmony • Family scene between Catherine, Beatrice and Eddie • Eddie returning from work
Quote and Analysis - Miller uses stage direction to subvert the seemingly domestic harmony. Eddie’s reaction and behaviour towards Catherine act as subtle clues to his growing feelings for her.
‘Listen, you been givin’ me the willies the way you walk down the street, I mean it.’ - Eddie’s reaction is stronger than the reaction of a protective father figure - Because of the way he feels about her he presumes everyone else is can see it too - Miller is building tension by creating ambiguity around the relationship between Catherine and Eddie and foreshadowing the action to follow
Conclusion
- At the beginning of the play Eddie has some control over his inner conflict. As the play progresses he loses control and this causes a more visible conflict within the family.
Paragraph 2
Topic sentence - Eddie’s internal conflict starts to surface when the cousins arrive. This acts as a catalyst, creating further conflict in the wider family.
Discussion of text • Catherine and Rodolfo’s developing relationship • Eddie’s reaction to it – 1st visit to Alfieri to try and stop the relationship before it starts • Eddie’s