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25 key quotations for A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller Who About Quotation Char relev Theme relev Alf USA Now we settle for half, and I like it better E, M, Alf, R L/J, US/Sic E C Youre walking wavydont aggravate me E,C Fam E,B R,M E: its an honour E,B,M,R Hon,fam,man B E,C Shes seventeen.. you gonna keep her in the houselife E,B,C, Rel, fam E Vinny A guy do a thing like that? Hows he gonna show his E Hon, L/J face? E C (sadly smiling, yet somehow proud of her) I hope you E, C Fam have good luck. I wish you the best. Alf E He was as good a man as he had to be in a life that was E Hon hard and even. R USA Yes, forever! Me, I want to be an American R US/Sic B E, sex When am I gonna be a wife again? Its been almost 3 E, B Rel months theyre only here a couple of weeks Louis E, R,M Eddie, you got a lotta credit coming to you Hon,man,fam C E, R Why dont you talk to him, Eddie? He blesses you, and E,C, R Rel you dont talk to him hardly E C, R Katie, hes only bowing to his passport E,C,R B C, E But if you act like a baby and he be treatin you like a B,C,E baby Alf E, C, R Theres nothing illegal about a girl falling in love with E,Alf, L/J an immigrant E Alf I wouldnt do nothing about that (Immig) E,R,Alf Hon, L/J Alf E, C There is too much love for a daughter, there is too much E,C,Alf Fam love for a niece M E He transform what might be a glare of warning into a E,M,R Man, hon smile of triumph R C Do you think I would carry on my back the rest of my R,C US/Sic life a woman I did not love just to be an American? C R, B Then why dont she be a woman? If I was a wife I C,R,B, Fam would make a man happy instead of goin at him all the time. E B,C I broke my back paying her stenography lessons so she E,B,C Am dr, Fam could go out and meet a better class of people. Alf, M: All the law is not in a book Alf, M, Hon, L/J M A: yes. In a book. There is no other law. C,B E C: how can you listen to him? This rat! B,C,E Hon, Fam B: dont you call him that R E Its my fault, Eddie. Everything. I wish to apologise. I E,R, Hon, man kiss your hand B B,E,C You want somethin else and you can never have her E,B,C Fam E,B, E,B,C C: I never meant to do nothing bad to you E,B,C Fam C E: then why-oh, B.! B: yes, yes! E: My B.! Other key words and facts to remember: Vinny Bolzano snitched on his uncle (p13) Marco: square built, suspicious, tender, quiet voiced (p16), a regular bull (p25) Marco: the older one is sick in the chest (p18) Rodolphos song: Paper Doll (p21) Eddie of R: hes like a weird (p23) B knows Eddie snitched on M and R; My God, what did you do? (p56) Marco spits in Eddie face (p57)

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Eddie changes the argument at the end, ignoring the fact (and denying it) that he snitched on R and M, but demands an apology from M for spitting in his face in public 25 key quotations for A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller Who About Quotation Char relev Theme relev Alf USA Now we settle for half, and I like it better E, M, Alf, R L/J, US/Sic E C Youre walking wavydont aggravate me E,C Fam E,B R,M E: its an honour E,B,M,R Hon,fam,man B E,C Shes seventeen.. you gonna keep her in the houselife E,B,C, Rel, fam E Vinny A guy do a thing like that? Hows he gonna show his E Hon, L/J face? E C (sadly smiling, yet somehow proud of her) I hope you E, C Fam have good luck. I wish you the best. Alf E He was as good a man as he had to be in a life that was E Hon hard and even. R USA Yes, forever! Me, I want to be an American R US/Sic B E, sex When am I gonna be a wife again? Its been almost 3 E, B Rel months theyre only here a couple of weeks Louis E, R,M Eddie, you got a lotta credit coming to you Hon,man,fam C E, R Why dont you talk to him, Eddie? He blesses you, and E,C, R Rel you dont talk to him hardly E C, R Katie, hes only bowing to his passport E,C,R B C, E But if you act like a baby and he be treatin you like a B,C,E baby Alf E, C, R Theres nothing illegal about a girl falling in love with E,Alf, L/J an immigrant E Alf I wouldnt do nothing about that (Immig) E,R,Alf Hon, L/J Alf E, C There is too much love for a daughter, there is too much E,C,Alf Fam love for a niece M E He transform what might be a glare of warning into a E,M,R Man, hon smile of triumph R C Do you think I would carry on my back the rest of my R,C US/Sic life a woman I did not love just to be an American? C R, B Then why dont she be a woman? If I was a wife I C,R,B, Fam would make a man happy instead of goin at him all the time. E B,C I broke my back paying her stenography lessons so she E,B,C Am dr, Fam could go out and meet a better class of people. Alf, M: All the law is not in a book Alf, M, Hon, L/J M A: yes. In a book. There is no other law. C,B E C: how can you listen to him? This rat! B,C,E Hon, Fam B: dont you call him that R E Its my fault, Eddie. Everything. I wish to apologise. I E,R, Hon, man kiss your hand B B,E,C You want somethin else and you can never have her E,B,C Fam E,B, E,B,C C: I never meant to do nothing bad to you E,B,C Fam C E: then why-oh, B.! B: yes, yes! E: My B.! Other key words and facts to remember: Vinny Bolzano snitched on his uncle (p13) Marco: square built, suspicious, tender, quiet voiced (p16), a regular bull (p25) Marco: the older one is sick in the chest (p18) Rodolphos song: Paper Doll (p21) Eddie of R: hes like a weird (p23) B knows Eddie snitched on M and R; My God, what did you do? (p56)

Marco spits in Eddie face (p57) Eddie changes the argument at the end, ignoring the fact (and denying it) that he snitched on R and M, but demands an apology from M for spitting in his face in public