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Explore The Role Of Alfieri And Discuss His Dramatic Significance In The Play.
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Nikunj Mehta 10 O 2nd November 2003 GCSE Drama Coursework Explore The Role Of Alfieri And Discuss His Dramatic Significance In The Play The play is set in Red Hook, in Brooklyn, in New York. It is set in the 1940's. Red Hook is a poor local community with many immigrants. Immigrants went to America because of the depression in Europe so people wanted work, and America was seen as a place of freedom and opportunity, otherwise known as 'The American Dream'. The play is mainly based on the difference between old and new, between America and Italy. This basis is relied on and is brought up, at many points in the play. Alfieri's role in the play is neutral. He is a narrator, and occasionally an actor in the play. When he plays a narrator, he gives the audience information about what has happened, or is going to happen. He also moves time along...
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