Analyzing Characters in "A View from the Bridge
Exploring the characters of Eddie and Catherine in "A View from the Bridge" through the use of academic verbs and supporting evidence. The analysis focuses on their traits, actions, and how they are presented by the author, Arthur Miller.
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A View from the Bridge Applying Academic Verbs to show your knowledge Task 1: Remind yourself of the academic verbs we have learnt Task 2: Choose 3 adjectives to describe Eddie Task 3: Choose the evidence that supports what you are saying about him Task 4: Apply this evidence using academic verbs to support this. (we will go through a model about Catherine first to show you how to do this)
Quotes about Eddie that you could use Or, you could use your own. I think it s too short ain t it? You ain t all the girls What job? She s gonna finish school Somehow sickened I know that neighbourhood B, I don t like it Believe me Katie, the less you trust, the less you ll be sorry. I don t care what that question is. You - don t - know - nothing On his own uncle!
Introduction using Academic Verbs How is Catherine presented in the start of A View from the Bridge ? Miller, in his 1950 s play A View from the Bridge , introduces Catherine as a young person starting to grow up from childhood into adulthood. She is implied to be (1) innocent, (2) na ve and (3) wants approval from her uncle, Eddie. Name of author and play Form and time period Academic verbs Key idea what you think relating to the question (1) (2) (3) 3 Key ideas about the character referenced in the question YOUR TURN Using your 3 ideas about Eddie create your own introduction following the structure
Main Paragraph about Catherine using Academic Verbs How is Catherine presented in the start of A View from the Bridge ? First, Miller introduces Catherine as innocent in her behaviour. This is shown in the repetition of what Eddie says about her I m walkin wavy? as when Catherine makes this a question it demonstrates that she doesn t understand what Eddie means. Eddie is implying that she is walking in a way that draws attention to her body, suggesting that he thinks this is on purpose and that it makes him feel uncomfortable. Miller might be emphasising to the audience that women were supposed to behave in a certain way, to satisfy the patriarchal expectations of society. Name of author Academic verbs Key idea what you think relating to the question Terminology - language or structure Context YOUR TURN Using your first idea about Eddie create your own introduction following the structure
Main Paragraph about Eddie using Academic Verbs How is Catherine presented in the start of A View from the Bridge ? First, Miller introduces Catherine as innocent in her behaviour. This is shown in the repetition of what Eddie says about her I m walkin wavy? as when Catherine makes this a question it demonstrates that she doesn t understand what Eddie means. Eddie is implying that she is walking in a way that draws attention to her body, suggesting that he thinks this is on purpose and that it makes him feel uncomfortable. Miller might be emphasising to the audience that women were supposed to behave in a certain way, to satisfy the patriarchal expectations of society. Name of author Academic verbs Key idea what you think relating to the question Terminology - language or structure Context Quotes about Eddie you could use or find your own: I think it s too short ain t it? You ain t all the girls What job? She s gonna finish school Somehow sickened I know that neighbourhood B, I don t like it Believe me Katie, the less you trust, the less you ll be sorry. I don t care what that question is. You - don t - know - nothing On his own uncle! YOUR TURN Using your first idea about Eddie create your own introduction following the structure
Feedback: Link the evidence about Eddie to the language or structure terminology that is accurate. You can use it more than once if it fits. Question Declarative sentence (statement) Anaphora (Question and answer) Uneasy tone Agitated tone Exclamatory sentence (!) Repetition Negative tone First person response Slang/dialect Connotations Dialogue 1. I think it s too short ain t it? 2. You ain t all the girls 3. What job? She s gonna finish school 4. Somehow sickened I know that neighbourhood B, I don t like it 5. Believe me Katie, the less you trust, the less you ll be sorry. 6. I don t care what that question is. You - don t - know - nothing 7. On his own uncle!
Feedback: Explain why? Include terminology Embed Context Eddie TERMINOLOGY ...sizing up Rodolpho with a TERMINOLOGY ...concealed suspicion . When you size someone up you assess their physical strength, usually weaknesses when you are about to fight them and Eddie seemed like he was about to do that for Rodolpho flirting with Catherine. WHY? EMBED CONTEXT is demonstrated to be aggressive when he was to see their strengths and
