A View from the Bridge – Quiz – 20 Questions



A View from the Bridge – Quiz – 20 Questions

1) ‘Now we settle for half, and I like it better’ – Explain how Alfieri’s line fails to apply to Eddie during the course of the play.

2) What relation is Eddie to Catherine and Beatrice?

3) Can you think of two ways Catherine acts inappropriately in front of Eddie, as if she is a lover?

4) Beatrice says ‘I don’t understand you – You gonna keep her in the house all her life?’ / ‘When am I gonna be a wife again Eddie?’– What does Beatrice struggle to accept and how does this affect her own relationship with Eddie?

5) Explain the significance of the Vinny Bolzano story, how Eddie proves to be a hypocrite later in the play.

6) Why does Eddie take an instant liking to Marco?

7) Identify three reasons why Eddie dislikes Rodolpho so much: ’He gives me the heeby-jeebies’

8) ‘His eyes were like tunnels’ – Who says it? Who to?

What does it mean?

9) What does Alfieri tell Eddie is NOT illegal in his advice?

10) Why does Eddie teach Rodolpho how to box?

11) What is the significance of Marco holding a chair over Eddie’s head?

12) Why does Eddie kiss a) Rodolpho b) Catherine ?

13) ‘It’s a shooting gallery in here and I’m the pigeon!’ – What does Eddie’s metaphor mean here and what, in fact, has Eddie’s attitude towards Catherine and Rodolpho’s relationship ended up causing in the house?

14) What is Eddie’s main tragic action in this play?

15) Marco says after he has been arrested: ‘All the law is not in a book’ – Why does he say this and what does he mean by it?

16) Eddie says towards the end of the play ‘I want my name!’ How is this quite a sad, pitiful demand?

17) Who kills Eddie at the end of the play and why does he do this?

18) What do you think Catherine wants more than anything from Eddie throughout the play?

19) How and why does Rodolpho try and take the blame for events towards the end of the play? ‘ I kiss your hand!’

20) Eddie is described as a ‘tragic hero’ by many critics: one with flaws but who also has some good qualities. What are these good qualities?

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