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"He was a good a man as he had to be" Explore Eddie - Coggle…
"He was a good a man as he had to be" Explore Eddie
1)Represents traditional masculinity
Rocking chair (prop)
Throne (how he sees himself)
Baby (how he is seen)
Contradictions
Non-verbal --> physical
Alpha male
Boxing match
Stage directions
Tears newspaper
Knife (kills himself)
2) Loving
Parental love of C but becomes extreme
"Too much love for the daughter"
Love of community and family
"perversly pure"
Oxymoron - Shows contradiction
3) Represents dilemma between Italian justice and American Law
Believes in omerta and loyalty but selfishly betrays cosins to enable obbsession with C
Props
Telephone booth(expressionist lighting)
Lawyers Desk
Vs
4) Tragic hero of the play
His fate/destiny is inevitable
Phone (Alfieri's desk) always there
Ordinery men can be a heros (E = tragic everyday working man, blue collar hero)
Democratising tradegy
Form
Structure
fatal flaw (hamartia) = too much love
Epiphany when stabbed (dramatic irony)
realises real love is "B"
Inspires catharsis in audience (feeling of pity & fear)