A View From The Bridge - What makes a view from the Bridge good :: English Literature

A View From The Bridge - What makes a view from the Bridge 'good' theatre.What techniques does Miller use to create dramatic impact and meaning. Question 2: What makes a view from the Bridge 'good' theatre. What techniques does Miller use to create dramatic impact and meaning Miller uses very clever techniques throughout 'A View from the Bridge'. As most of his plays will show you, he likes to focus his work on different groups in society. In this particular play, he writes about Latino Americans, and there struggle to survive in the Bronx. Characterisation is a key factor to creating tension in 'A view from the Bridge'. Miller uses a lawyer, Alfieri, as a narrator. Alfieri appears at different stages to explain the situation in more detail, he addresses the audience. By doing this the audience begin to trust him, and are more likely to believe what he says. This makes the audience feel more involved, and thus they are more inclined to pay attention. Alfieri links the action between the scenes. He bridges the gap between audience and play. Yet again, this bridge makes the people watching feel more involved. When Alfieri opens the play, he is very light hearted and appears respectable: "You wouldn't have known it, but something amusing has just happened. You see how uneasily they nod to me? That's because I am a lawyer." This beginning makes the audience feel at ease. The audiences first impressions of Alfieri are positive, with him wearing a suit and appearing 'good-humoured' and 'thoughtful'. This trail of thought continues throughout. Alfieri is used as a dramatic device, and not as a person In this play. Although, he does participate in this piece. He smoothly glides between narrator and actor: Stage directions: [Alfieri pauses, looks down at his desk, then to Eddie as though he were continuing a conversation with him] Miller uses complex stage directions which although hard for the character, if performed correctly, produce great theatre. In this particular path he makes Alfieri address the audience before gliding