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Max Prentice
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settle for half and I like it better. This makes Millers message
clear: the American justice system is too strict, too black and
white. For a fair system a balance needs to be struck between the
American justice and the Italian morals. This is further shown
when Marco says all the law is not in a book.
Alfieris character is somewhat Brechtian in nature, breaking the
fourth wall immediately as the play begins: He speaks to the
audience distancing them emotionally and making them think
more intellectually about what they are seeing. It also makes the
audience aware at all times that they are watching a play. This
helps the audience to make judgment as part of the tragic nature
of A View from the Bridge. It was also an attempt by Miller to
escape from the mainstream American plays of the time, which
were character-driven. It could be said that Alfieri is a reflection of
Miller himself- he is telling the story after all! He says that he can
see every step coming, step after step, which adds to the idea
of fate and inevitability.