Eddie

· tragic hero of play, fatal flaw leads to downfall

· "a husky, slightly overweight longshoreman." strong, conventional, hard worker

· “I took out of my own mouth to give to her.” sacrifices for family, love

· “when am I gonna be a wife again?” difficult marriage

· welcomes immigrants, generous, follows street law

· “walking wavy” difficulty expressing, not articulate

· "the less you trust, the less you be sorry." trust issues

· “Its after eight” overprotective

· “he’s stealing from me” possessive

· Catherine lights cigarette, happy to be tended to

· "I guess I just never figured... that you would ever grow up.” can’t let go of catherine

· “he sings, he cooks” suspicious to diferent, single minded, underimes

· “I don’t know what te hell you’re talkin about!” Alfieri adresses denial, defensive

· “suddenly kisses him” prove rodolpho gay, assert dominance

kiss catherine to show posession

· street law can’t solve problem, turns to law

· “I want to report something. Illegal immigrants” last desperate attempt, breaks own code of conduct, Catherine more important than honor, can’t accept wrong

· "quicker get back a million dollars that was stole than a word that you gave away” understands enormity, consequences

· “I want my name” image important, want respect

· looses everything

· “Eddie, the knife still in his hands, falls to his knees”

· “my B” truly loves B

beatrice

· “I didn’t even buy a new tablecloth” proud housewife, caring

· “when am I gonna be a wife again?” difficult marriage, abandoned

· “I'm just worried about you.", careful not to upset Eddie, knows sensitive, understanding

· “you’re a grown woman in the same house as a grown man” sees love, addresses lightly

· "It means you gotta be your own self more." supportive, caring guardian, best intentions, attempt to solve problem

· “you never think of it, that sardines are swimming in the ocean!” isolated

· “he’s a good boxer, he could teach you” faithfull, admiration

· “you want something else Eddie and you can never have her!” sees truth clearly, confronts Eddie, assertive

· doesn’t attend wedding, Eddie priority, loyal

catherine

· desperate for eddie to admire skirt, seeks approval

· “you ever think of oranges and lemons on a tree?” isolated, naiive

· excited by R an M, longs for eexcitement outside world

· “enthralled” by song, mezmarised by rodolpho, instant attraction

· “I didn’t mean that” 49 to R, submissive

· " you gotta be your own self more." dependant on eddie, childish

· “oh Catherine – oh, little girl” innocent

· "Why don't you talk to him, Eddie?’ tries to help, doesn’t understand situation

· rushes to R after boxing. loyalty shifts

· marries R despite disapproval, gains indeoendence from child controlled by E to woman

· “who the hell do you think you are?” assertive, matures, change

· “This rat!” looses respect for Eddie, Rodolpho most impportant

· “I never meant to do nothong bad to you” understands situation, blames self

alfieri

· “now we settle for half”, bridge between American law and Street law

· chorus of greek tragedy, commenting and explaining, unable to change

· “run its bloody course” foreshadow, in flashback, powerless

· “I was so powerless to stop it” regret not intervene

· warns eddie “there is too much love for the niece”, wise, voice of reason

· “there is only one legal question here” plants idea for Eddie

· tells Marco “Only God makes justice”, religious morals, against violence

rodolpho

· “he comes around – everybody’s laughin’” different, outcast, sense of humor

· “he sings, he cooks, he could make dresses”, feminine, contrast to Eddie, conflict

· “it mildly staggers Rodolpho. Marco rises” physically weaker, Marco protector

· “I wat to go back to Italy when I am rich” heart in Italy, changes when Catherine

· “I will not marry you to live in Italy” American dream, marriage for citizenship

· “if we can tell him we are comrades now” peacekeeper

marco

· “the women wait, Eddie” proud of wife, confident, faithful marriage

· “you come home earlynow” peacekeeper, parent to R

· “the chair raised like a weapon over Eddie’s head” warning, physically stronger, violent if necessary

· “he killed my children” family priority

· “all the law is not in a book” justice

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Note on a view from the bridge, created by sionedjs on 20/05/2014.