Eddie’s life Essay

Eddie is studying that he is faithful to his duties as a husband by showing consideration towards Beatrice. This would show Eddie as a come apart man because despite Beatrice disobeying Eddie by wanting to go the wedding, Eddie still c bes for her as a wife. Beatrice (very nervous and agitated) why dont you go to the kitchen and land some coffee bean. Beatrice is giving a sign to the sense of hearing as head as Eddie that something is wrong because at this time the earreach to a fault dont notice that it is Marco who is plan of attack the house. Also, usu exclusivelyy in a Sicilian household a wife would make coffee for the husband so Beatrices behaviour is odd.Eddie Look, I dont want no coffee. Now tell me whats the matter B. (Eddie depresss up to approach B that then purports at the window and sees Marco approaching the front door) that scum, lemme at him (he rushes past Beatrice and through the door to the porch). The first judg handst of conviction is grammatically i ncorrect which shows the dialect these characters speak in. The Carbone family be an uneducated and working class family, which severalizes that perhaps Eddie is non the tragic hero in this be given. ordinarily heroes ar pot of importance like Macbeth who was Thane of Cawdor.Beatrice Come on Eddie, quieten d suffer. If you hurt him, youll be in an even worse position than youre in now (Eddie seems to be considering Beatrices words) This shows Beatrices practicality and gondolae for Eddie (Marco enters first. Rodolfo and Catherine follow, memory hands) Eddie (extremely angry tone of voice) You dirty rat. You shake up made my life a living nightmare. Marco You brought it on yourself. First, you disgrace my brother and then you steal feed from my children Where I come from you wouldnt be living to experience this misery. (About to passado on Eddie)This emphasises how different the Italian way of life is. This is like to moth millers script when Marco says in my country he would be beat(p) now. I included this dialogue by Marco because it brings out the stalk of obligation and justice in the play. It shows that for once Marco is unable to adapt to the American way of life. Justice and law however are not the equivalent thing and the conflict between them runs passim the play. From previous work I found out that in 1920s America, law was not full abided by the American people. moth miller gave the role of the chorus to a lawyer to demonstrate this.Alfieri is telling us of gangsters, the Sicilian past and a people unwillingly accepting the law at the beginning of the play to show this. The fact that this play evolves around illegal immigrants also shows how much the law was really believed in. This dialogue from Marco also shows the theme of loyalty. .Alfieri talks most gangsters in the opening speech, which immediately leads the audience to deem of the Mafia. The Mafia is greatly winding in business as well as organised crime. Family memb ers are protected enemies or those who permit dget the family are treated pitilessly.These views are constantly emphasised throughout the play. When we first meet Marco he shows himself muscular by his actions earlier than his words. He is very modest and al nigh all his conversation is dominated by the wish not to cause trouble- when you say go, we will go. He thanks people frequently, he quietens his junior brother, he refuses food and he wonders if they can accommodate him for the time organism in such a small house. This is wherefore he allowd has one speech to say in the whole of my script because as I have said before Marco is powerful by his actions rather than his words.From his actions here we can see he is still calm, and able to go out his feelings because his tone is calm moreover then he lunges at Eddie which shows that Marco is only if human. Marco has been able to control his anger in previous scenes, for example when he held the chair over Eddies head on ly when the fact that he lunged first shows how much anger he actually feels. In my culture Marco is a lot calmer, he didnt directly invite Eddie to sputter with him like in Millers windup Eddie Carbone, Anima-a-a-l. I think my ending gives more power to Marco because Eddie sounds as though he is loss insane because his life has been made a misery.It also shows Eddie as less cowardly because we can see how much Eddie has been affected by what Marco said before. Also the calm appearance of Marco shows he has control and hasnt been driven crazy by all the events that have happened. Both Eddie and Marco have feelings of injustice. Eddie has his strongest feeling of injustice when Rodolfo arrives which is one of the causes of the rivalry between him and Marco. Eddie dislikes Rodolfo so teases and humiliates him, which causes Marco to humiliate Eddie. Eddie has been a father to Catherine all her life and gave her the food out of his sing.He paid money to her so that she would meet a better class of people and there are subtle hints that he is attracted to her as well. He is justified to feel jealous and spiteful towards Rodolfo when he comes over from Italy and wins Catherines heart. He feels betrayed by Catherine that she has suddenly run off and lives her suffer life (this also could be attri unlessed to his fear of Catherine growing up, and that she is not his lowly baby anymore. ) In his extreme anxiety he betrays them to the immigration bureau. In doing this he has also betrayed a neighbours cousins as well as Marco who is trying to make money to save his family.Not all has he betrayed his family he has betrayed himself and his word of watch over, which means so much in the Italian culture, and to Eddie himself. Eddies own words were, You can quicker get spur a million dollars that was stole than a word you gave away. Eddie has betrayed his own tactual sensations, and lost the respect of his whole community and his honour. The community has turned against Eddie, who unheeded Alfieris words of warning You wont have a friend in the world, Eddie Even those who understand will turn against you,Marco publically denounces Eddie as a murderer, because Eddie has denied him the possibility to work in America to provide for his starving familys desperate needs. It is Marco that is his opponent now, not Rodolfo, because Marco has taken Eddies name and honour. It is Marcos belief that he has the right to take retaliation and it is his duty to do so for the sake of his family. He cannot see why according to American law Eddie goes unpunished, In my country he would be dead now. In Italy the law was not all in a book and justice was more to do with feelings and emotions.Eddie is inevitably going to be merciless opposition when he demands his namei back. The two men have fundamentally the same beliefs and values, and after this head-on collision death is inevitable, because both men believe they are in the right and have gone likewise far to be able to give any ground or compromise. It is all or nothing. Marco has already tried settling for half but Eddie hasnt so Eddies death is the inevitable consequence of the play. Marco and Eddie are quite similar because they are both driven by their belief in a code of behaviour, in traditional standards of right and wrong.At the start of the play Eddie worries about Beatrice and Catherine not understanding the power of the unify States immigration Bureau and then he launches into the Vinny Bolanzo story, which is a premonition of Eddies own story Like Vinny Bolanzo you can quicker get back a million dollars that was stole than a word that you gave away, it a short line but is of major significance. It is Eddie who speaks the line that later relates to his own dishonour and the loss of his good name Before Eddie calls the immigration bureau, he goes to Alfieri for advice.The use of lighting is very important here because we are deflect from Alfieris final words by the li ght rising on the telephone box. Alfieri questions perfunctorily, but we know that the law has nothing to offer Eddie and the most important speech of Alfieris actually spells out natural deterrent example law The law is only a word for what has a right to happen Rodolfo (jumps in between Eddie and Marco to stop them from fighting) Look, Eddie I am sorry, OK. It is my prison-breaking I should have asked your permission before I take Catherine out. How about we all go to the wedding together, eh?(He offers to shake Eddies hand but Eddie ignores him and pushes him out of the way) This intervention from Rodolfo shows another important theme running throughout the play- honour. Honour must be maintained that is the inevitable outcome of the feelings to family contained in this play. Eddie has many reasons to justify his dislike in Rodolfo. He thinks Rodolfo is gay but it is also the opinions of others, which causes him to dislike Rodolfo. For example when Mike and Louis make fun of Ro dolfo, it is an spite to Eddie and his family. Beatrice Eddie, he apologises to youEddie I dont care he wasnt the one who stole my name Eddies sense of justice and rightfulness motivated him a lot in reporting Marco and Rodolfo to the immigration bureau. At the beginning this was positive for instance he thought he had to let Marco and Rodolfo stay because it was the right thing to do Then what the hell. Its an honour B. , I mean it. I was just thinkin before, comin home, suppose my father did not come to this country, and I was starvin like them over there. And I had people in America who could keep me a couple of months?The man would be honoured to take me a place to sleep. This shows his family loyalty at the beginning of the play but towards the end his sense of justice and fairness seem to get lost. When he says this line it shows that he only cares about his name. This is similar to millers ending in that he refuses the apology from Rodolfo but seeks revenge from Marco. Edd ie has almost made himself believe that he hasnt make anything wrong which is shown here. Marco didnt actually steal Eddies name but juts told the truth. It was Eddie who stole food from my (Marcos) childrens mouthCatherine (runs up to the porch after Marco) Why did you do it Eddie, why? Catherine again shows her naivety and that she was unaware of what she has done to Eddie. It also shows the audience that she probably wasnt walking wavy In my ending Catherine doesnt really play a part in genteelness the tension like she did in Millers ending. I did this because I wanted to show Catherine as a scared little young woman like she was in the beginning of the play. This would also give the impression to the lector that she did have feelings for Eddie. This would create more sympathy for Eddie, when he dies.Eddie (weakening, he takes a look at Rodolfo and then at Catherine) Oh Katie. I cant take this no more. Im sorry. I never meant for this to happen. (Eddie rushes on to the street and jumps into his car and drives away) Here Eddie finally apologises for what he has done but not directly to Marco, as this would not show his proud personality. He does however finally admit he made a mistake, which shows him as a better person and makes his tragic death more bother for the audience. This play doesnt have any scenes or sequences, which are vie off-scene so it may be difficult to bring a car onto the stage.Alfieri (Alfieri is lit up and is in the centre of the stage. While Alfieri is saying his soliloquy, Beatrice, Rodolfo and Catherine look over the bridge. Beatrice is weeping and so is Catherine. ) The last anyone ever saw of Eddie was from the bridge. more or less of the time we decrease for half but not this time. I know he was wrong but he allowed himself to be completely cognise and so I will miss him greatly. This shows how Eddie was not able to settle for half which was what led Eddie to his death. This speech of Alfieris is quite similar to Millers speech because I think it gives a summary of Eddies life.