Examine the role of Alfieri in A view from the bridge. Comment on :: English Literature

read the habit of Alfieri in A contemplate from the bridge. Comment onhis dramatic function in the wreak and his role as both percentage andcommentator.This essay will explore the different roles that Alfieri takes on inA view from the bridge. I will comment on how he uses his role asboth commentator and character to create dramatic tension in the play.A view from the bridge is a play set in the late 1940s and is based inthe rural streets of Brooklyn harbour, New York. Eddie Carbone is anItalian longshoreman working on the New York docks and lives with hiswife Beatrice and her niece Catherine. Eddies wife accepts to refugeher cousins from Sicily as illegal immigrants until they could specifytheir paperwork sorted. Catherine becomes attracted to one of thebrothers and thats when the troubles start. Eddies becomes rapt injealousy and wants to get rid of the two brothers in any possible way.Alfieri is a lawyer and is Eddies friend as well. He tries toconvince Eddie not to do som ething which he will regret later on andwhich will affect his life in the society. Eddie decides not to listento Alfieri and goes on top feed the Italian code.Alfieri is a lawyer who also lives in the same airfield as Eddie Carbone.In the play he takes on the role of a character as well as taking onthe role of a narrator. One role he takes on in the play is the voiceof the law. He puzzles this up in a conversation with Eddie where hesays, Eddie, Im a lawyerCan you prove that? This clearly showsthat Alfieri uses his knowledge to bring in the voice of the law intoEddies situation. Due to him being a lawyer, he knows that if Eddiewants to take legal actions against Rodolfo, then he will need to getproof for the law to believe him. Due to him being a lawyer, he hasgot all the legal knowledge needed to deal with every daylight uses.As well as being the voice of the law, Alfieri is also an adviser toEddie. He warns Eddie that he wont have a friend in the ball if hecarries on the wa y he is going. This shows that Alfieri knows that atragedy is inevitable if Eddie doesnt give the axe. Therefore he uses hisrole as an advisor to advise Eddie to stop himself. In advising Eddiein doing so, Alfieri is trying to stop Eddie from doing what he knows