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How does Arthur Miller build up tension in Act 1 of 'A view from the Bridge'?
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... How does Arthur Miller build up tension in Act 1 of 'A view from the Bridge'? This play takes place in 'Red Hook', a dirty place dominated mostly by illegal immigrants from Italy. It is a poor, nefarious place where crime is rife and gangsters and the Mafia are well known. The play is about an Italian family, the Carbones and centres around Eddie Carbone in particular. He lives in a small apartment with his wife Beatrice and her niece Catherine who they both treat as a daughter. Tension in 'A view from the Bridge' is defined as the anticipation and suspense of the audience and the conflict between characters. Tension in the Carbone household is present right from the beginning of the play and even though the narrator, lawyer and family friend Alfieri, has subconsciously warned the audience of an ill-fated ending, they are still unaware of any existing tension. In the
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