emphasise the dramatic tension in the play.

A view from the Bridge was written by Arthur Miller in 1955 as a 1 act

play and then in the following year of 1956 it was extended into a 2 act

play which is the version that is around today. There are many different

ways in which this play can be interpreted and these can be shown in

productions through the use of stagecraft.

In this essay I am going to use one particular part of the play to

show my interpretation of A view from the Bridge, It is an event that

happens in Act 2, when Eddie kisses Catherine and Rodolpho near the

The set that I am using in my production shows a "doll's house"

view of the Carbones dining room/living room, this is the main focus of

the stage and is raised a couple of feet on a platform to give the

impression that it is an apartment in a building and not a whole house.

In the center of the dining room/living room is a large old fashioned

wooden round table surrounded by matching chairs, in the corner of the

back wall to the left is a portable phonograph and on this same wall there

are two wooden doors that lead to the kitchen and a bedroom, it i

While he is standing by the table he notices Catherine's pattern and cloth

use of distant sound effects such as cars, horns beeping, shouting and

Eddie has said to him. So offended that he throws himself at Eddie in

her face as she adjusts her dress.

lighting creating a surreal and dramatic effect which fits the action that is

There is some more talk from Eddie telling Rodolfo to leave and Catherine

due to his drunkenness, but mainly to do with the fact that he would do

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Approximate Word count = 1447
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)