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How successfully does Miller present Eddie’s changing character, throughout the play?

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How does Miller effectively explore the theme of jealousy in this play?

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Throughout the play, issues of law and justice are raised frequently. Choose three events from the play that highlight these issues, and explain their dramatic importance.

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Betrayal is an important theme in the play. Explain how Miller uses the characters to examine this theme.

Miller portrays the theme of betrayal through the story of Vinny Bolzano told by Eddie in Act 1. This story is deliberately utilised to foreshadow what will happen towards the end of the play, as well as to create irony. As Eddie begins to tell the story to Catherine and Beatrice, he mentions that "the family had an uncle that they were hidin’ in the house, and he snitched to the Immigration." The use of the word "snitched" suggests the importance of the family code of honour in the Italian community of Red Hook, as the verb is very negative and used to describe an unacceptable situation. Additionally, the family had been hiding the uncle in their house in order to keep him in the country and not get deported, therefore Vinny telling on him to the Immigration office displays a major betrayal in the play. Moreover, Beatrice adds to Eddie's story, reminding them that his father and brothers "grabbed him in the kitchen and pulled him down the stairs – three flights his head was bouncin’ like a coconut." The word "grabbed" highlights the harsh actions of Vinny's family towards him, also indicating the importance of family and self-honour in the community. The simile used suggests that they carelessly and brutally kicked him out of the house as his actions were not acceptable. Similarly, although Eddie warns Catherine and Beatrice to be careful about their soon to arrive guests, and tells the story to support his point, he, at the end of the play, snitches on Marco and Rodolpho to the Immigration and betrays the code of honour himself. He, much like Vinny, receives lots of backlash from both his family and the community, and people lose honour for him, which is one thing Eddie's character cares about the most, so he tries to hide and fix the fault that he has committed due to his unrequitable love for his niece, yet like Vinny, his end is tragic.

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What does Miller's portrayal of him make you feel about Rodolpho?

Arthur Miller illustrates Rodolpho as a person with lack of masculinity through the ongoing conversation between the personas; Louis and Mike. This is shown to us in Act 1 of the play when Mike was "grinning" as he referred to Rodolpho as the "blond one". The word grinning means smiling broadly, which could suggest that Mike was nervous referring to Rodolpho in that way. This indicates that Rodolpho is seen to have feminine features, such as his hair color and his enjoyment of singing. Therefore, Millers use of stage directions and words makes the reader consider Rodolpho's persona as a weak, ladylike and disrespected character; this portrays contrast between Rodolpho and his brother Marco, as Marco's persona is seen as a masculine and respectful man. In addition to this, Rodolpho is referred to as "just a kid" by Eddie as a way of defending him. This shows that Eddie is embarrassed to be taking care of Rodolpho as people are humiliating him. The choice of "just a kid" shows to the reader that Rodolpho is self-centered and therefore does not care if he is causing an embarrassment towards his family. As a result, Rodolpho is portrayed by Arthur Miller as a feminine, weak and disrespectful person.

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How does Miller illustrate the difficulties which immigrants face in this play?

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In what ways does the relationship between Eddie and Beatrice change during the play?

Arthur miller crafts this poem in a way to show the dramatic change between Eddie and Beatrice's relationship. In the beginning of the play, they start as a very loving married couple 'i want you to be happy"Beatrice wants whats best for Eddie and her concern is his happiness, signifying how much he means to her. The reader at the end of the book will feel sympathetic towards Beatrice as she cared so much about Eddie, where in return he ends up betraying her. Towards the middle of the poem, conflict arises in which Beatrice feels like their marriage is being challenged "when am i gonna be a wife again Eddie" here Beatrice states that she wants to feel like a wife again, implying that Eddie has been lacking interest in his marriage and she feels anger and sadness, she wants to be loved again, however, (reader knows and she doesnt) Eddie cannot make love to his wife due to his incestual desires towards his niece. This puts Beatrice in a very challenging position, she feels like she in competition and Eddie fails to fulfill her marital needs. Lastly, towards the end of the poem she finds out and feels betrayed in which she tells Eddie "you cant have her!" this will go on to make Eddie furious as at this point he has lost both his niece and his wife, and his wife is devastated as she end up "crying out, wheeping" exclamatory language is used to emphasis on the point and highlight how sickened and betrayed she feels by Eddies actions.

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Write about two situations in the play that involve conflict and explain their importance.

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How successfully does Miller present the female characters in this play?

Miller perfectly represents Beatrice as the old generation of women while Catherine represents the new generation of women throughout the whole play. In the beginning of the play, Beatrice is introduced in the Carbone household, tending it and welcoming the male, as in Eddie, whenever he gets home - especially in the first few pages where Beatrice will "make the fish" as "She starts into the kitchen". This denotes that Beatrice, representing the old generation of women, was basically inferior to the males - in terms of rights, getting a job and possibly getting education, she and they had none of it. Technically she was considered to be the 'helpmate of a man', quoted by Queen Victoria herself. This strikes towards the audience, creating a sympathetic, pitiful emotion - even causing anger in some. Miller intentionally does this to show the clear distinction of how the old generation of women, represented by Beatrice, were treated and also to present Beatrice as so in order to illustrate Miller's insight into time and how Red Hook used to be before Catherine. Furthermore, in the beginning of the play Catherine, representing the new generation of women, has been given and shown a completely different attitude compared to Beatrice. If Catherine wanted it she would "take the job" - containing a deep contrast towards the attitude on the old generation of women. This suggests the clear distinction between how Catherine was treated as the new generation of women compared to Beatrice. Catherine had way more rights then her, even to the point of getting a job and getting payed a lot.This creates an idea within the audience of the clear difference between Catherine and Beatrice, the new and old generation of women - comparing with rights, jobs and even attitude- Catherine was considered superior even if she was younger than Beatrice by many years. Miller intentionally does this to enlighten the audience of the different in times for women, as well as to distinct Catherine and Beatrice from each other to show their very different personalities and preferences; with Catherine being wild and demanding while Beatrice is obedient and loving - personalities that is equivalent to fire and water.