English Literature GCSE A View From The Bridge Characters: Eddie Alfieri Catherine Beatrice Rodolfo Marco Themes Law and Justice Betrayal and Family Loyalty / Codes of Honour Womanhood Masculinity Eddie Carbone Beginning Meeting with Alfieri End of act 1 - teaches Rodolfo to fight‚ tension with Marco Kisses When he calls the Immigration Office End - death * ’It’s too short‚ ain’t it...you’re walkin’ wavy’ - First appears to be very protective of Catherine. Doesn’t
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Shelby White Mr. Haynes ENG 1100-033 15 September 2014 “The View from Mrs. Thompson’s” In David Foster Wallace’s essay‚ “The View from Mrs. Thompson’s‚” he shares his experience of September 11th‚ 2001 in Bloomington‚ Illinois. He begins by mentioning how it is odd that on the day after September 11th‚ everyone has some type of flag up at their homes‚ businesses‚ and even on their cars. He begins to inquire about the purpose for the flags and he gets several responses including‚ “to show our
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The captivating play A View From the Bridge‚ by Arthur Miller‚ portrays Eddie as the modern tragic hero. Eddie is a longshoreman who lives with his wife Beatrice and his seventeen-year old niece Catherine. Catherine the niece of Eddie and Beatrice is a beautiful and smart young lady. Who seeks approval from her uncle and struggles when Eddie does not approve of Rodolpho‚ the man she intends to marry. Throughout the play‚ Catherine endures a great deal of emotional changes. Eddie walks by the men
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In the extract from page 5 – 8‚ the three main characters involved are Eddie‚ his niece‚ Catherine‚ and his wife Beatrice. The main action has Eddie having a conversation with Catherine and informing Beatrice‚ about the arrival of her cousins from Italy. In total‚ Eddie makes 20 speeches in total while Catherine makes 19 and Beatrice makes 3. Beatrice only appears at the end of the extract. She enters the room from the kitchen where she was most likely to be doing chores‚ as she was seen wiping
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Eddie’s inability to face the truth of his passion for Catherine is the cause of his downfall. Discuss. In the novel A View from the Bridge’ Eddie failed to face the truth of his secret and undeniable love for Catherine‚ this is the root cause of his demise. Eddie was a very proud person and loved his wife‚ Beatrice very much. He felt very strongly that he would never do anything to hurt his wife‚ but there was a subconscious niggling thought that he tried to push to the back of his mind. This
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The View from Castle Rock Text Response Questions. The View from Castle Rock. 1. Write a brief summary of the story. Andrews’s father took him through the castle on top of the rocks and told him the land over there is America. “One day you will see it closer and for yourself”- Old James‚ Andrews Father. As Andrew got older and had more understanding of things like maps‚ America the island his father showed him was really Fife. Andrew’s family catches a boat from the Harbour of Leith to America
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A view from the bridge - Endings The first ending chosen by Arthur Miller was actually quite similar to the published one. Eddie assumes his love for Catherine and decides to kiss her once again to make her choose between him and Rodolfo‚ and stop her from marrying him. He even begs for her to stay and love him. After failing‚ his next attempt was to go after Marco to get back his name. They both engage in a deadly fight. Eddie died killed by his own knife. His last words were: “Catherine-why
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explained. Abortion is an essential part of living in the modern world. Today‚ we expect people to be able to identify what sex is and what procreation is. They are not the same. To enjoy it as an expression of love‚ intimacy and desire is different from the sole purpose of making a baby. We also can expect to have the ability to plan our future families. Contraception works for most people most of the time when it is used or having it’s theories applied. But‚ we are fallible‚ and our judgments sometimes
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CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY. WHICH CHARACTERS IN PARTICULAR BELIEVE THAT HONOUR IS AN IMPORTANT THEME IN THE PLAY? Honour is a very important in this play‚ specially for Eddie and Marco‚ who are the “alpha males” of the house more or less‚ because Eddie is from the beginning the boss at his house‚ but when he threatens Rodolpho‚ Marco tries to show Eddie that he is also a strong man and that he cannot do that to HIS brother. It means far more to them than the law. To be honorauble is to be respected‚ and
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age consume alcohol because they are not allowed to‚ which makes them want it more. If the drinking age was be lowered‚ drinking alcohol would be less appealing because it is no longer a forbidden fruit. Again‚ according to the professor‚ research from the early 1980s to the present has shown a continuous decrease in drinking and driving-related variables‚ and also university students‚ decrease in per capita consumption. However‚ these declines started in 1980‚ before the national 1987 law which
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