A View from the Bridge

After reading Arthur Miller's play "A view from the bridge," I am

convinced that the most striking character is Marco. He is an Italian

immigrant that moved illegally to the United States with his brother

Rodolpho to work as longshoremen, since at the time (the play was

written in 1955) his country of origin, Italy, was going through a

major economic depression because of the outcome of World War II. In

the play, we are told that Marco's plan is to make enough money to

survive and be able to send some of that money to his wife and his

three kids back in Italy, who are starving. Marco physically resembles

the Sicilian stereotype, with dark skin and dark hair. He is also very

strong and he could easily "load the whole ship by himself."(pg.541)

In this play, the author uses plot, dialog, actions and symbolism to

emphasize Marco's honor which, in my opinion, is his prominent

characteristic.

Throughout the play, we can clearly see ...