After reading Arthur Miller's play "A view from the bridge,"

I am convinced that the most striking character is Marco. He is

an Italian immigrant that moved illegally to the United States

with his brother Rodolpho to work as longshoremen, since at the

time (the play was written in 1955) his country of origin, Italy,

was going through a major economic depression because of the

outcome of World War II. In the play, we are told that Marco's

plan is to make enough money to survive and be able to send some

of that money to his wife and his three kids back in Italy, who

are starving. Marco physically resembles the Sicilian stereotype,

with dark skin and dark hair. He is also very strong and he could

easily "load the whole ship by himself."(pg.541) In this play,

the author uses plot, dialog, actions and symbolism to emphasize

Marco's honor which, in my opinion, is his prominent

characteristic.

Throughout the play, we can clearly see that the plot helps

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Title: Character Essay
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