View From The Bridge Critique

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Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge is a modern tragedy set in 1950's Brooklyn about a man's obsession with his niece, and what that obsession ultimately brings about. Eddie Carbone, the protagonist of the play also happens to be the antagonist, because he ultimately is fighting against himself with his desires for his niece. I believe that this play was very predictable from the start; this is why I really did not enjoy it all that much. A View from the Bridge had some interesting parts but to me it was really boring and just didn't go anywhere.

To me this play did not go anywhere because I did care for any of the characters. The way that Arthur Miller wrote this play makes it hard for you to care about any of the characters; therefore I also do not care what happens to them. There is Eddie, who comes of as arrogant to me; he is the one that I disliked the most. I really saw no point to his behavior, if Miller had given us more of a reason as to why he had such strong feelings toward Catherine then at least we could have learned what made him tick, but as it is I can not see that. I see no purpose for Alfieri; I think that this play could go on just fine without him. I do see the need for a narrator, but I don't thi

Overall I would say that this play was average at best. The events in characters in this play were just a little too convenient for me. I have read some of Miller's other plays such as The Crucible and Death of a Salesman; I believe this play to be below those standards. However I also saw those plays on the stage, perhaps if I saw A View from the Bridge on stage, I would get a different perspective of it.

One thing that I noticed throughout this entire play is Miller's use of symbolism. There are many spots in this play that have symbolism in them. The most obvious of course is Eddie getting killed by Marco with the knife still in his hands. This is undoubtedly a symbol of his own self-destruction. Another piece of symbolism located in the text is when Marco holds the chair over Eddie's head; this symbolizes the destruction that Eddie will bring on himself later in the play. There are many pieces of symbolism located throughout the play, but the one that I believe to be most important is when Rodlpho dances with Catherine, symbolizing him taking Catherine from Eddie.

Beatrice and Catherine are two characters that I did not like all that much. I saw no practical purpose for Beatrice in this play, she had no effect on this play at all. I would have liked the Beatrice character a little more had she had more of an impact in the play. The Catherine character was likeable but I believe that she is a big reason why Eddie

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