Examine the role of Alfieri in A view from the bridge. Comment on :: English Literature

Examine the situation of Alfieri in A view from the bridge. Comment onhis dramatic function in the play and his role as both character andcommentator.This essay will explore the different roles that Alfieri takes on inA view from the bridge. I will comment on how he uses his role asboth commentator and character to create dramatic tension in the play.A view from the bridge is a play set in the late 1940s and is based inthe rural streets of Brooklyn harbour, New York. Eddie Carbone is anItalian longshoreman working on the New York docks and lives with hiswife Beatrice and her niece Catherine. Eddies wife accepts to refugeher cousins from Sicily as illegal immigrants until they could squeezetheir paperwork sorted. Catherine becomes attracted to one of thebrothers and thats when the troubles start. Eddies becomes rapt injealousy and wants to get rid of the two brothers in any possible way.Alfieri is a lawyer and is Eddies whiz as well. He tries toconvince Eddie non to do something w hich he will regret later on andwhich will affect his life in the society. Eddie decides not to listento Alfieri and goes on top break the Italian code.Alfieri is a lawyer who also lives in the same area as Eddie Carbone.In the play he takes on the role of a character as well as taking onthe role of a narrator. One role he takes on in the play is the voiceof the law. He brings this up in a conversation with Eddie where hesays, Eddie, Im a lawyerCan you prove that? This clearly showsthat Alfieri uses his friendship to bring in the voice of the law intoEddies situation. Due to him being a lawyer, he knows that if Eddiewants to take legal actions against Rodolfo, then he will need to getproof for the law to believe him. Due to him being a lawyer, he hasgot all the legal knowledge needed to deal with every day uses.As well as being the voice of the law, Alfieri is also an advisor toEddie. He warns Eddie that he wont have a friend in the world if hecarries on the way he is going. This s hows that Alfieri knows that atragedy is inevitable if Eddie doesnt stop. Therefore he uses hisrole as an advisor to advise Eddie to stop himself. In advising Eddiein doing so, Alfieri is onerous to stop Eddie from doing what he knows