The Age Of Modernism In Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge

Arthur miller's drama is considered to be modern as all his plays were written in twentieth century. The age of modernism is characterized with many features as most modern literature consist of beginning , middle and end or in the other word introduction, conflict and resolution. modernism explores the mirrors of inner mind and stream of consciousness styles. Simply, modernist writers are used the first person narration in which they reflect the idea of alienation and loneliness. They crystallized the use of irony, satire and comparison were often illustrated society's ill which highlight the theme of anger. The famous modernist works include William Faulkner's as I lay dying and Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway . additionally,

Eddie Carbone is the protagonist of the play who falls in love with his niece Catherine and treats her as his possess. He refuses her work and her relationship with Rodolpho. He accuses Rodolpho of being homosexual and when he fails to prove that he calls the immigration office and informs about Rodolpho and his brother Marco who have entered the country in illegal way. Rodolpho has the chance to be American as he will marry Catherine, while his brother Marco has no chance as he has to return back to Italy and doesn't have any work to support his family. So, he becomes angry with Eddie and accuses him of informing about them. He also accuses him of the death of his children as Marco does not work now and they will starve. Marco decides to take his revenge from Eddie and kills him with a knife. The play ends tragically. The research will focus on the dramatic technique which are used by Miller to depict and embody the anger in characters including the employment of chorus , asides, images, stage directions, dialogue and type of the

There is no doubt that all persons can control their emotions. The tragic hero neither control his heart nor his mind. He is both the victim and a villain. If he balanced between emotions and logic, he could not have such an end. But critics and poets say the mirror of love is blind. "A view from the bridge" is not a romantic play only , but it also deals with political and social problem which is illegal immigration. Both of Rodolpho and Marco are examples from real life. Most of youth leave their countries in order to have a better chance of living. But they do not think of the consequence of their action . illegal immigration causes death of youth or their departed back to their countries. In addition, the play represents the destruction of the Italian culture and present the American one as more