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Discuss the dramatic importance of the role of the narrator Alfieri in the play "A view from the bridge" By Arthur Miller.
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... Discuss the dramatic importance of the role of the narrator Alfieri in the play "A view from the bridge" By Arthur Miller. "I am a lawyer. In this neighbourhood to meet a lawyer or a priest is unlucky." Alfieri the narrator of "A view from the bridge" by Arthur Miller introduces himself to the reader at the beginning of the play. A narrators role in plays in general is to tell the story alongside the characters, give a deeper or more detailed 'evaluation' of a certain situation or scene in the play. Alfieri does exactly this and much more. He is involved in the play aswel, as himself. Alfieri the lawyer. Arthur Miller has written the play to use a lot of audience emotions and feelings but has cleverly kept these emotions controlled. He has used calm scenes between those of high tension and emotion, but the main method is the














