summary of acts 'in a view from the bridge''
Summary of Act One:
Alfieri is a lawyer. He works in Red Hook, Brooklyn. He helps poor families. The people who live there are Italian American.
Eddie Carbone lives in Red Hook with his wife Beatrice. Catherine, their niece lives with them. Eddie is worried that Catherine wants to leave school and go to work.
Two cousins of Beatrice Marco and Rodolfo arrive. They are illegal immigrants. Eddie talks about Vinny Bolzano. Vinny told the police about some illegal immigrants. His family pulled him down the stairs and spat on him.
The cousins are going to stay with Eddie and Beatrice. Marco wants to get money to send back to his family in Italy. Rodolfo wants to become an American.
Eddie does not like Rodolfo. He thinks Catherine likes him. Eddie is jealous. He says Rodolfo only wants Catherine so he can get married and get an American passport. Beatrice thinks Catherine needs to leave – she is worried about the relationship between Catherine and Eddie.
Eddie goes to see Alfieri. Alfieri says the only law Rodolfo has broken is coming to America illegally. Eddie says he will not tell the police this.
At home things get worse. Eddie wants to fight Rodolfo. Marco stops Eddie. Act 1 ends with Marco holding a chair above Eddie’s head. He is telling Eddie that he is strong than him, therefore not to mock Rodolpho.
- Created by: Shonaa;]
- Created on: 20-05-12 20:22
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