Arthur Miller wrote many endings for his play- 'A view from the bridge'. As we know the chosen ending results in Marco killing Eddie. One other possible ending for this play was Eddie begging Catherine to choose him-

... My View From A Bridge Arthur Miller wrote many endings for his play- 'A view from the bridge'. As we know the chosen ending results in Marco killing Eddie. One other possible ending for this play was Eddie begging Catherine to choose him- Eddie refuses to hide from his meeting with Marco and tries once more to prevent Catherine marrying Rodolfo. Beatrice begs him to let Catherine go but when she and Rodolfo start to leave, Eddie grabs hold of her and kisses her on the lips passionately, and asks her to choose him rather than Rodolfo. When Marco arrives, Eddie pulls a knife on him but Marco turns it on Eddie. He is fatally wounded and falls to the ground. With his dying breath he says, 'Catherine- why?' This ending is negative of Eddie and isn't a reflection of his personality because I don't think Eddie actually truly admitted to himself

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