A View From the Bridge - Conflict in Act One
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- Created on: 01-04-21 12:22
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- a view from the bridge - conflict in act one
- Eddie's control of Catherine
- 'I think it's too short ain't it?'
- shows that Eddie has control over Catherine and what she chooses to wear/do
- reinforces the idea that Eddie's jealous of the looks that Catherine will get from wearing a skirt that short
- '(almost in tears because he disapproves)'
- Catherine is upset that Eddie doesn't like her skirt
- shows us that Catherine cares about Eddie's opinion and that his approval is very important to her
- 'I don't understand you; she's seventeen years old, you gonna keep her in the house all her life?'
- Beatrice wants to support Catherine in any way she can
- Beatrice wants Catherine to be free and get a life of her own whilst also hinting that Eddie doesn't want her to grow up and leave
- 'You can't take no job. Why didn't you ask me before you take a job?'
- Eddie wants Catherine to stay under his roof forever
- he doesn't want Catherine to take a job because that means that she would stop relying on him
- 'I think it's too short ain't it?'
- chair lifting scene
- 'I betcha there's plenty of surprises sometimes when those guys get back there, heh?'
- Eddie implies that Italian women are easy and will cheat and get pregnant with another man's baby when their husband is away
- Marco takes offence because Eddie disrespected his wife
- 'I know but in your town you wouldn't just drag off some girl without permission'
- Eddie's jealousy is showing because in his eyes, Rodolpho dragged Catherine away from him
- implies that Rodolpho is stealing Catherine away from Eddie
- 'If he's here to work, then he should work; if he's here for a good time then he could fool around!'
- Eddie thinks that he should put Rodolpho in line
- Marco is taken aback by what Eddie asks but respects that its for their safety
- Catherine is affected by this because she spends a lot of time with Rodolpho
- '(Flushed with revolt) You wanna dance, Rodolpho?'
- Catherine feels like she's under attack so she goes against Eddie
- she asks Rodolpho to dance because it is seen as a way of going against Eddie's request of no fun and just work
- 'It's wonderful, he sings, he cooks, he could make dresses...'
- after Catherine and Rodolpho dance, Eddie implies that Rodolpho is more feminine and hints that he is gay
- Catherine defends Rodolpho by sating that all head chefs at restaurants are men
- '(He feints with his left hand and lands with his right. It mildly staggers Rodolpho)'
- Eddie punches Rodolpho
- everyone thought Eddie was trying to bond with Rodolpho but that wasn't his intentions
- shows the characters Eddie's true feelings towards Rodolpho
- angers Marco
- Eddie disrespects Rodolpho by hitting him in front of his girlfriend and brother
- Eddie takes advantage of Rodolpho by offering him to fight when Rodolpho told him earlier that he doesn't know how to fight
- '(He kneels, grasps and with strain slowly raises the chair higher and higher, getting to his feet now.)'
- Marco lifts a chair above Eddie's head
- Marco is telling Eddie that he will hurt Eddie if it comes to it
- Marco asserts his dominance over Eddie as he can lift the chair and Eddie can't
- Eddie is angered over this as his role of alpha is being challenged
- 'I betcha there's plenty of surprises sometimes when those guys get back there, heh?'
- Eddie's control of Catherine
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