A View from the Bridge
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A View from the Bridge Sex Quotes Page 1
How we cite the quotes:
Citations follow this format: (Act.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue.
Citations follow this format: (Act.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue.
| Quote #1 Eddie: "Katie you are walkin' wavy! I don't like the looks they're givin you […] The heads are turnin' like windmills." (1.26) |
We wonder if Eddie's unresolved sexual attraction to his niece makes it even harder for him to deal with the fact that other men are starting to find her attractive.
| Quote #2 [Stage Direction:] [Catherine] strikes a match and holds it to [Eddie's] cigar. |
Freud said, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." We say, "Yeah, but sometimes it's a big old phallic image."
| Quote #3 Beatrice: "When am I going to be a wife again, Eddie?" (1.361) |
Does Beatrice see sex with Eddie as part of her key role as a wife?
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