A View From The Bridge- Quotations
Relationships
● Referring to Catherine and Rodolpho
● “You marry him and the next time you see him it’ll be for divorce” - Eddie
● Referring to Catherine and Eddie/Beatrice
● “Understand that he can’t give you orders anymore” - Beatrice (to Catherine)
● “You think I’m jealous of you honey?” - Beatrice (to Catherine)
Honour
● First Half:
● “It’s an honour, B” - Eddie [p.7]
● “I wouldn’t do nothin’ about that” - Eddie (when suggested to report Rodolpho)
● “(Three flights his head was bouncin' like a coconut.) And they spit on him in the
street, his own father and his brothers” - Vinny Bolzano situation
● Second Half:
● “I’ll kill you for that” - Eddie (after being spat on)
● “He called me a rat in front of the whole neighbourhood” - Eddie
● “Marco, tell them what a liar you are” - Eddie
Conflict
● Eddie vs Marco
● “Chair raised like a weapon over Eddie’s head” - S.D
● ‘Marco spits in Eddie’s face’ - S.D
● “I’ll kill you for that” - Eddie (after being spat on)
● “(we will) Have it out” - Eddie
● Eddie vs Rodolpho
● “He don’t respect you” - Eddie (to Catherine)
● “He strikes” Rodolpho when teaching him how to box
● Internal conflict for Eddie between his honour and desire for Catherine
● “He kisses her on the mouth… suddenly he kisses him” - S.D
Tension
● Immigration scene
● “Put it out of your mind Eddie” - Alfieri
● “I want to report something. Illegal immigrants” - Eddie
● ‘She stands a moment looking at him in realised horror’ - S.D (Catherine)
● “There’s only 2 more floors” - Immigration Officer
● Eddie and Marco Fight
● ‘His eyes are murderous’ - S.D
● ‘Eddie lunges with the knife. Marco grabs his arm’ - S.D
● ‘Eddie falls to his knees’ - S.D
● Eddie kisses Rodolpho/Catherine
● “He kisses her on the mouth… suddenly he kisses him”
● “He is unsteady. Drunk”
● Chair Scene
● “Wanna dance, Rodolpho?” - Catherine (rebellion)
● “Chair raised like a weapon over Eddie’s head” - S.D
Masculinity
● Rodolpho’s Femininity
● ‘He ain’t right’ - Eddie
● "He's like a chorus girl or sump'm" - Eddie
● “You wouldn’t be lookin’ for him you be lookin’ for her” - Eddie
● Marco’s Manliness
● ‘He’s a regular bull’ - Mike
● “Chair raised like a weapon over Eddie’s head” - S.D (Marco threatens Eddie’s
masculinity)
● Eddie regards himself as manly
● ‘You can’t hurt me’ - Eddie
● ‘I want my respect’ - Eddie
But he isn’t because he likes Catherine
● ‘When am I gonna be a wife again, Eddie?’
● “You look like a Madonna” - Eddie (a compliment given to Catherine, while Beatrice
receives no such praise)
Law vs Justice
● Justifying the law
● ‘The law is nature’- Alfieri
● ‘We settle for half ’- Alfieri
● ‘Only God’ - Alfieri (implying that only God can make such judgements)
● Questioning the law
● ‘Justly shot by unjust men ’- Alfieri
● ‘All the law is not in a book’ - Marco
● “Where is the law for that?” - Marco
● “Only blood is good?” - Beatrice
Alfieri
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