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A view from the bridge character review A View from the Bridge is set in Red Hook, a slum area in Brooklyn, New York during the 1950's. It follows the tale of an Italian American family; Eddie, Beatrice and Catherine. Eddie and Beatrice are husband and wife and they look after orphaned niece Catherine. The tragic hero of this play, Eddie Carbone, works as a longshoreman (harbour labourer) in the Brooklyn Bridge docks. Catherine is still at school and is approaching adulthood, a fact that Eddie is struggling to deal with. Beatrice could be described as a typical housewife and she takes care of cleaning etc. The arrival, by means of illegal immigration, of Beatrice's cousins Rodolfo and Marco into the household is the catalyst for Eddie's eventual doom. This play is set in an Italian-American community which is very similar to each other; it is a community were honour is...

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