A View From The Bridge is about a family, who live in Red Hook, "...the gullet of New York," which swallows the "tonnage of the world." This family of three, comprising of an Uncle, Aunty and niece, are ordinary working class citizens who try to deal with some common, and uncommon problems in their lives. These problems include growing up and learning to let go, and conflicts with other relatives.
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
A View From The Bridge
A View from the Bridge was written by Arthur Miller in 1955. The play is a modern tragedy with some elements of an Aristotelian tragedy. The play is set in the 1950s in the "gullet of New York" which is Red Hook. In this essay I am going to explore if the protagonist, Eddie Carbone, is guilty for his downfall; which then leads to his death. A tragic hero has a fatal flaw which leads to his downfall, in Eddie's case, he is attracted to his niece. This causes him to be overprotective and not let her meet anyone else, as he wants her for himself. The tragic hero's downfall is brought about by ignoring advice; In Eddie's case, he doesn't listen to Alfieri, the lawyer and chorus of the play, when he tells him to let Catherine go.
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