A View from a Bridge Quotes

Question 1

Eddie, honor and self pride?

Answer 1

• it’s an honor.

Question 2

Rodolfo situation in Italy is poor?

Answer 2

• Yes, forever! me, I want to be an american.

Question 3

Justice and Alferi?

Answer 3

• A lawyer means the law.

Question 4

Alferi society is civil?

Answer 4

• Now we settle for half, and i like it better.

Question 5

Eddie is worried about Cath?

Answer 5

• You’re walking wavy.

Question 6

Bea is concerned of Eddie over protectiveness?

Answer 6

• She’s seventeen… you gonna keep her in the house all her life.

Question 7

Alferi talks about negative atmosphere?

Answer 7

• Tenement buildings
• Slum
• Gullet of America

Question 8

Eddie claims that R is breaking the law?

Answer 8

• Hes stealing from me.

Question 9

Alferi attempting to calm Eddie?

Answer 9

• There is nothing illegal about a girl falling love an immigrant.

Question 10

R disgusted at C allegation that he marrying to get papers?

Answer 10

• Do you think i would carry on my back the rest of my life a women that i didn’t love.

Question 11

R attempting to mend relations with Eddie, however he has done nothing?

Answer 11

• It’s my fault Eddie. Everything. i wish to apologies.

Question 12

Bea saying that she believes that Eddie loves Cath?

Answer 12

• You want somthin’ else and you can never have her.

Question 13

Eddie attempting to puersude cath, that R wants passport?

Answer 13

• Katie he is only bowing to his passport.

Question 14

Bea almost feeling that E is married to Cath?

Answer 14

• When am i going to be a wife again Eddie.

Question 15

Symbolizes that Marco is stronger then Eddie?

Answer 15

• He’s a regular bull.

Question 16

Alferi foresees Eddies destiny?

Answer 16

• Let is run its bloody course.

Question 17

Marco accuses Eddie?

Answer 17

• I accuse him.

- That man murdered my children.

Question 18

Eddie accuses Rodolfo of being gay?

Answer 18

• The man ain’t right

Question 19

Eddie believes that there is a hidden social code?

Answer 19

• All the law is not in a book.

Question 20

Eddie, talking about Vinny Bolzano who was cast away from his family because he snitched to immigration.

Answer 20

• Tell her about Vinny.

Question 21

Eddie has no honor?

Answer 21

• Marco spits in eddies face.

Question 22

Eddie wants his honor?

Answer 22

• You have been wiping the neighborhood with my name.

Question 23

Eddie wants M and R to give back honor in front of neighborhood.

Answer 23

• Give it back to me in front of the neighbour hood.

Question 24

Eddie now has no honor and he is hated by everyone.

Answer 24

• All turn away from Eddie.

Question 25

Catherine begins to like Rodolfo?

Answer 25

- Hes a real blonde.

Question 26

Eddie treats Catherine like a child?

Answer 26

- Don't burn yourself

Question 27

Graphic description of what happened to Vinny Bolzano

Answer 27

- His head was bouncing like a coconut

Question 28

Vinny had no honor?

Answer 28

- And there spit on him in the street.

Question 29

Doesnt matter how young, Vinny?

Answer 29

- He was about sixteen.

Question 30

Cath knows Eddie snitched?

Answer 30

- She stands a moment staring at him in realizing horror.

Question 31

About a view from a bridge?

Answer 31

- A View from the Bridge is a play by American playwright Arthur Miller, first staged on September 29, 1955. - The play is set in 1950s America, in an Italian American neighborhood near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. It employs a chorus and narrator in the character of Alfieri. Eddie, the tragic protagonist, has an improper love of, and almost obsession with, Catherine. - Miller said that he heard the basic account that developed into the plot of A View from the Bridge from a lawyer who worked with longshoremen, who related it to him as a true story.

Question 32

Interpretation?

Answer 32

The 2015 New Victoria Production ft Mark Strong, directer Van Hove

Question 33

Eddie is a good man

Answer 33

Hes a good man

Question 34

Eddie description

Answer 34

huskey, slightly overweight longshoreman

Question 35

Alfieri was concerned for Eddie

Answer 35

His eyes were like tunnels

Question 36

Eddie has ruined his life

Answer 36

Nobody's going to talk to him again

Question 37

Eddie dies

Answer 37

Eddie, the knife in his hands falls before Marco

Question 38

Bea: Possible endings

Answer 38

The truth is not so bad a blood

Question 39

Does't want her to grow up and get a job?

Answer 39

She's crazy to start work

Question 40

Eddie respects her possible to much says she is perfect

Answer 40

You're a Madonna type

Question 41

Bea having to tell Eddie about the love.

Answer 41

She loves him Eddie

Question 42

Description of Rodolfo

Answer 42

He's a nice fella hard working

Question 43

Eddie thinks Catherine is being played

Answer 43

hit-and-run guy

Question 44

Eddies description of Rodolfo

Answer 44

he's like a weird

Question 45

description of Marco

Answer 45

A square built peasant of thirty-two

Question 46

Conditions are bad in Italy

Answer 46

They eat the sunshine | you can't cook the view

Question 47

Description of Alfieri

Answer 47

A lawyer bin his fifties turning gray; he is portly good-humored, and thoughtful.

Question 48

Christianity, the truth is important

Answer 48

The truth is holy

Question 49

Masculinity: Eddie

Answer 49

Alpha Reputation obsessed breadwinner Intelligent, offering advice, Vinny's story Protective Aggressive over-reacher - does not have total control.

Question 50

Masculinity: Marco

Answer 50

``` Family man realist, compared to Rodolfo, who is a dreamer Marco is strong Respectful towards women Traditional Italian Protective of Rodolfo Powerful and damages Eddies reputation ```

Question 51

Masculinity: Rodolfo

Answer 51

``` Canary, paper doll, blondie Contrast, weaker non-traditional gay? Dreamer Cook, dressmaker, singer younger then brother ```

Question 52

Masculinity: Alfieri

Answer 52

Wise Problem solver Important figure

Question 53

Horror of Vinney snitching?

Answer 53

- The kid snitched | - What, was he crazy!

Question 54

Eddies growing hostility?

Answer 54

'Eddie rises and moves upstage' calls Rodolfo a 'kid' 'face is puffed with trouble'

Question 55

Bea as a calming voice

Answer 55

- 'well then be an uncle then!'

Question 56

Use of language?

Answer 56

- a dream - I had lost my strength - almost transfixed - which were like tunnels GOTHIC LANGUAGE

Question 57

Its a honour for Catherine to get picked for job.

Answer 57

They picked her out the whole class, its a honour for her.

Question 58

Eddie worships C

Answer 58

Your the madona type