Themes in A View from the Bridge
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- Created on: 25-03-15 15:15
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- Themes in A View From the Bridge
- Tragedy
- From the beginning, tragedy is foreshadowed
- "Those who understand will turn against you"
- "You won't have a friend in the world"
- From the beginning, tragedy is foreshadowed
- Masculinity
- As soon as Marco and Rodolfo arrive in the Carbone household, there is tension between the men over how masculine they are.
- "Have respect for her"
- "I want my name Marco"
- When Marco lifts the chair above his, he demonstrates his idea of masculinity to Eddie
- As soon as Marco and Rodolfo arrive in the Carbone household, there is tension between the men over how masculine they are.
- Justice and Law
- Alfieri represents Justice and Law in the play, however he has very little impact on the events
- "Only God Makes Justice"
- "All the law is not in a book"
- "I'm a lawyer. I can only deal with what is proveable"
- Alfieri represents Justice and Law in the play, however he has very little impact on the events
- Love and Family
- The main characters in the play are all family and the only link between Marco and Rodolfo and the Carbone's is the they are family.
- "He killed my children!"
- "My B!"
- This shows that after the tragic events in the novel, the last thing that Eddie thinks about is his family so it is important to him.
- The main characters in the play are all family and the only link between Marco and Rodolfo and the Carbone's is the they are family.
- Tragedy
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