A View from the Bridge:

1) "the law has not been a friendly idea since the Greeks were beaten" Alfieri page 4
Standard code of honour/justice (idea of achieving personal revenge) and not working within
the legal system in the culture they live in (Italian-American)
Could be used to foreshadow…

Could show he can read Eddie/see through him (feelings for Catherine)
Repetition (Eddie has stay consistent throughout the play whereas other characters have
developed)
Alfieri acts as the bridge between characters/audience (is informing the audience of Eddie's
emotions in a way the Eddie himself is unable to do)
Could represent…