died. The flowers of the hop hornbeam tree flower between March and June meaning that the iceman had died in late spring/ early summer. More evidence that the iceman had not frozen to death became apparent in June 2001 when a group of scientists in Bolzano x-rayed the body and discovered an arrowhead buried in his left shoulder. Later in 2007 research done by scientists from the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology revealed that the arrow head had severed the subclavian artery and it was possible that
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“A view from the bridge” by Arthur Miller centers on the Carbone family that lives in New York city. The play focuses on the arrival of the two “submarines.”‚ Marco and Rodolpho. This arrival causes some family disputes that ultimately lead to Eddie’s tragic death at the end of the play. In the play the central themes are: betrayal‚ pride‚ reputation and obsession. Miller also uses foreshadowing to tell the readers Eddie´s destiny. Eddie has maintained his family through life and this fact has
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appease his own wishes of keeping Catherine in his life are ultimately the actions that lead to his death and Eddie is solely to blame for his fate as he already knew the consequences of his actions. In the beginning of the play the story of Vinny Bolzano is discussed between Eddie and his family as Eddie’s warning to them that if anyone tells immigration of Beatrice’s cousins‚ they will end up like Vinny who “snitched” on his own uncle to immigration. As Eddie tells the story‚ it is he who foreshadows
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foreign languages. Different countries and languages have always engrossed me. I have been fortunate to travel extensively around the world with my dad‚ who’s a diplomat working for the United Nations‚ while my mother and brothers stayed home in Bolzano‚ Italy. I settled and studied in several countries‚ such as Italy‚ Guinea Bissau‚ Democratic Republic of the Congo‚ Ethiopia‚ Angola and currently Kenya‚ where I’m pursuing my A - Levels at Peponi secondary school. It wasn’t always easy. I had a lot
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“A View From the Bridge” is written by Arthur Miller who was born in New York to a Jewish family. Miller worked in the Brooklyn shipyards for two years‚ where he befriended the Italians he worked alongside. He heard a story of some men coming over to work illegally and being betrayed. The story inspired ‘A View from the Bridge‘‚ which was written in 1950s but set in late 1940s. The play is set in Red Hook‚ New York‚ Alfieri quotes “The slum that faces the bay on the seaward side of Brooklyn Bridge…the
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family who stick together no matter what. It also shows that to be strong he thinks he needs a family around him to support him and back him up. Eddie has strong values in regard to the importance of community. When he warns Catherine of the Vinnie Bolzano story‚ it shows that he values the
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Justice in A View from the Bridge: “Most of the time now we just settle for half” NINA: Introduction We are discussing Justice‚ a central theme of Arthur Miller’s play ‘A View from the Bridge’. In addition to investigating how justice is portrayed and laws navigated in the play itself‚ it is also important to look into the relevance of the themes to us in our lives today. NINA: Institutional law The need for institutional law is extremely clear in any functioning society. Its role is to maintain
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their culture‚ still‚ honouring the oath for years to come‚ and still remain as we stand. All men to be sworn by an oath regarding the code of silence honouring them to be loyal and to protect their family .For example‚ Eddie tells the story of Vinny Bolzano. His life was shattered in a matter of seconds due to him reporting his uncle to the bureau of immigration; his family therefore disowned him as a punishment of his defiance. Eddie quotes “and they grabbed him in the kitchen and pulled him down three
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of Catherine. Doesn’t want other men to see her. Later on ’What’s the heels for‚ Garbo?’ * ’What job? She’s gonna finish school’ - overprotective‚ doesn’t want C to leave * ’a guy do thing like that? How’s he gonna show his face?’ - Vinny Bolzano‚ irony * ’you can quicker get back a million dollars that was stole than a word that you gave away’ * ’(he’s coming more and more to address Marco only)’ - already recognises Marco as more dominant. Also‚ Rodolfo is a rival * ’his eyes
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In writing A View from the Bridge’‚ Arthur Miller wanted to create a modern Greek tragedy. An Ancient Greek tragedy was a play where fate brings about the downfall of the characters involved. It has many other generic features which Miller has incorporated into his modern version. The character of Alfieri is used in the traditional chorus role‚ and Eddie is often likened to a tragic hero‚ the main character who contributes to their own downfall through a flawed personality‚ typically described
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