"A View from the Bridge" by Arthur Miller Quiz

Answer: New York

The whole play is set in Brooklyn, New York City. This is the city where all the main events happen that eventually lead to the climax.

Answer: Italy

Marco and Rodolpho both come from Sicily, Italy. They arrive illegally in America to work for their family. They seek refuge at Eddie Carbone's house. Marco has solely come to America for the purpose of providing for his family whereas Rodolpho has come to be an American citizen.

Answer: Lawyer

Alfieri is a lawyer who counsels Eddie throughout the play. He is a commentator, a narrator and a character in the play. He is the second protagonist because he also works alongside Eddie to lead to the final events of the play. He watches all of the action from Brooklyn Bridge as indicated in the title.

Answer: Rodolpho

Catherine falls for Rodolpho as soon as he arrives. Rodolpho has the same feelings for Catherine. He demonstrates this when he sings 'Paper Doll', at which Eddie gets angry due to its lyrics.

Answer: to show that Rodolpho really is homosexual

Eddie arrives home drunk with five bottles of wine. He sees Catherine come out of the bedroom adjusting her skirt just when Rodolpho appears right behind her. The audience and mainly Eddie believe that they have just returned from the bedroom after having sexual intercourse. Eddie realises this and tells Rodolpho to pack his bags and get out.

He then kisses Catherine and Rodolpho. The double kiss is very shocking to the audience and to Beatrice who later finds out from Catherine.

Answer: six months

Both brothers stay in New York for six months until they get captured and taken to Alfieri by the Immigration Bureau Officers. Eddie betrays them by calling the Immigration Officers right after he gets advice from Alfieri about Catherine who tells him to 'put it out of your mind'.

This goes back on his word which he tells Beatrice at the beginning before the cousins arrive: "It's an honour, B. I mean it".

Answer: killing his children

As soon as Marco comes downstairs, held by the Immigration Officers, he points at Eddie and screams, "That one! He killed my children! That one stole the food from my children!" This causes Eddie to get very angry and tell him the good things he's been doing. "He's crazy! I give them the blankets off my bed. Six months I kept them like my own brothers!"

Answer: a rat

Beatrice is ready for Catherine and Rodolpho's wedding when Eddie tells her not to go. Beatrice says that she is going for her sister and Eddie tells her, "Now if that's more to you than I am, then go. But don't come back". Catherine then enters the room in her wedding gown and gets angry at Eddie. "How can you listen to him? This rat! He belongs in the sewer! He bites people when they sleep! He comes when nobody's lookin' and poisons decent people.

In the garbage he belongs!"

Answer: he is stabbed during a struggle

Just when Marco calls Eddie an 'animal', Eddie gets out a knife and aims at Marco. They both fight for the knife and Marco turns the blade inward towards Eddie while it is in his hand and using pressure stabs him. He dies in Beatrice's arms.

Answer: high heels

As soon as Marco and Rodolpho arrive at Eddie's house, Catherine is seen wearing high heels in order to impress Rodolpho. When Eddie asks her why she is wearing the high heels she replies, " I just figured for tonight" trying to make Eddie realise she was wearing the high heels for the occasion, when instead she was wearing them for Rodolpho. Eddie realises this and immediately tells Catherine to change them.