A view from the bridge (Arthur Miller) - page 5
Keywords: Bridge, A view, English, arthur miller, gcse,
By boomanu on 12/05/2008
Level: GCSE Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11)
Page Number: 5 of 5 pages: 1 2 3 4 5
is representing his self control, it is getting harder and harder for him to control it until it suddenly snaps and he completely losses control. Another instance of this is straight after Eddie teaches Rodolfo how to box and punches him in the face, ‘Dance Catherine. Come. (He takes her hand; they go to phonograph and start it. It plays paper Doll.’ Before the boxing match Eddie was obviously displeased when Catherine tried to dance with Rodolfo, Rodolfo sensing his anger tried to say that he was too tired to dance, after the punch to the face by Eddie which was meant to hurt, Rodolfo tried to get his revenge by dancing with Catherine right in front of his eyes which he know would annoy Eddie and, although he didn’t know this, make his jealous. There is one more occasion I would like to mention, near the end of act one Marco, without words, threatens Eddie, we know this because it says ‘Marco is face to face with Eddie, a strained tension gripping his eyes and jaw, his neck stiff, the chair raised like a weapon over Eddies head - and he transforms what might appear like a glare of warning into a smile of triumph, and Eddie’s grin vanishes as he absorbs his look.’ Marco is saying, with actions, not to mess with Rodolfo again because he is stronger then Eddie and he might do something that he might later regret. This builds tension because we think that Marco might hit Eddie with the chair.
All these things in the play add up to a dramatic ending, this is helped by the speed of the tension constantly changing because we never know when someone might snap and lose complete control, because sometimes the pace is fast and Eddie loses control in one sentence or two while other times his temper slowly rises over a matter of pages and we can tell what is about to happen. Overall I believe there is a great build up of tension throughout this play and tension that builds up and keeps us on the edge of our seats throughout the whole play was the thing that most viewers would enjoy the most.
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