A View from the Bridge Characters

If Eddie's soul were standing outside the Pearly Gates, we wonder what he'd say to finagle his way past St. Peter. He might bring up his years of hard work. This wouldn't be a lie, either. The man...

Alfieri is trapped in the middle. He was born an Italian, but for the past twenty-five years or so he's been an American. Many critics say that he's the bridge that the title of the play refers to,...

Catherine is a beautiful seventeen-year-old girl. Having rarely left Brooklyn, she's incredibly naïve. She finds it hard to stand up to her father figure, Eddie, because he's done so much for her...

To hear Eddie tell it, Rodolpho is the spawn of Satan. He's the evil blond Italian who's come to steal away the beautiful Catherine. Of course, Eddie isn't exactly the most reliable source, so, let...

Marco seems like a pretty chilled-out guy for most of the play. We know he's a devoted family man. Ironically, he's so devoted to his wife and kids back in Sicily, that he left them to come to Amer...

Beatrice gets accused of attacking her husband all the time. Her husband, Eddie, tells her, "You didn't used to jump me all the time […] It's a shootin' gallery in here and I'm the pigeon" (2.142...