A View from the Bridge:

Directions: Read pages 57-65 and complete questions 1-10
1) What does Eddie take out of his pockets when he enters?

2) What does it say about the character?

3) What can we infer from the stage direction “she adjusts her dress” on page 57? What had just happened?

4) What does Eddie do to Catherine on page 58? Why?

5) What does Eddie do to Rodolpho on page 58? Why?

6) What information does Eddie find out on page 61? What do you think he plans to do with this?

7) What do Eddie and Beatrice argue about? Why?

8) What does Eddie want (p 63 + 64)? What does he mean by this word?

9) What do Catherine and Beatrice want from Eddie? Why?

10) What is the “action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude” or point of no return for Eddie?