A View from the Bridge Introduction

What is a Greek Tragedy?

• A funny story about a protagonist who becomes a comedian

• A tragic story about a hero who has a sad past but then gets a happy ending

• A tragic story about a flawed hero who dies by the end of the story

What is a PROLOGUE?

• The final scene of the play

• The first scene of the play

• The introduction to the play, usually in which a character directly addresses the audience

What is a tragic hero?

• The main character in a play who brings about their own downfall.

• A secondary character in a play who brings about their own downfall.

• The main character in a play whose actions are tragic resulting in other people's deaths

What is a protagonist?

• The last character to appear on stage

• The narrator

• The wife of the main character

• The main character

What does hamartia mean?

• The protagonist

• The tragic flaw

• The tragic play

• The tragic hero

Who wrote A View from the Bridge?

• Marilyn Monroe

• Arthur Miller

• Millur Arther

• Jane Austen

Where did Miller get the idea for the play from?

• From his family

• It happened to himself

• From a lawyer friend

• From one of his ex wives

Where is A View from the Bridge set?

• Florida

• Brooklyn

• Europe

• Italy

What is the play about?

• A family of Italian immigrants who all live together in the same house

• A man, Eddie, and his wife, Beatrice, who have an orphaned niece, Catherine, and whose close family relatives from Italy come to live with them, Rodolfo and Marco

• An American man, Eddie, whose wife, Catherine, is accompanied by her two cousins from Italy, Rodolfo and Marco and their daughter, Beatrice

Who are the main characters in this play?

• Eddie and Catherine

• Eddie, Beatrice, and Catherine

• Eddie, Beatrice, Catherine, Marco, and Rodolfo

• Alfieri, Eddie, Beatrice, Catherine, Marco and Rodolfo