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A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE: WHY DOES EDDIE DIE AT THE END OF THE PLAY - Coggle…
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE: WHY DOES EDDIE DIE AT THE END OF THE PLAY
a lot of these points are interlinked
Catherine's naivety
the time it takes C to realise the truth about E
reluctance to leave home
old world VS new world
dramatic irony
' it runs it's bloody course again'
bloody
shows that someone dies
tragic genre and unavoidable fate is always part of the tragic hero
italian communtiy
expectations and ethics about informing which means that Eddie's behaviour is unforgivable
the need for a vendetta
the old world
masculinity E's very fixed views of what men should be is a cause of death
VS R's consolatory approach
the legal system
in the laws eyes Eddie is completely innocent whereas the underlying moral code of the community see him as guilty
they are incompatible
Eddie's loss of status which goes with his reputation as soon as he makes that call
instinct is aloud to reign over reason
start of act two E is very drunk
E's lack of trust