Suppose I want to live in Italy Free Essay Example

” But by previous events Eddies name can no longer be retrieved. The name Eddie Carbone was tainted by a series of events. These unfortunate mishaps are sometimes so little that the audience may not notice but like one cigarette one puff leads to another and your life is ruined. One thing lead to another, and Eddies name was ruined. The last line before the slow tragic decline from Alfieri reminds the audience that Eddie was a good man “He was as good a man as he had to be in a life that was hard and even.

He worked on the piers when there was work, he brought home his pay, and he lived.

And toward ten o’clock of that night, after they had eaten, the cousins came. ” This last statement “then the cousins came” I feel would be spoken with darkness and menace, because although the cousins coming was supposed to be a happy time, giving a helping hand. It turned into a tragedy, with no ending.

The first fall in Eddies tragic decline happens when Catherine and Rodolfo return from the movies. The night before Eddie and Rodolfo had been getting on fine. Like they were the best of friends “How come he’s so dark and you’re so light? ” “I don’t know.

A thousand tears ago, they say, the Danes invaded Sicily”(they all laugh) Then the night after when Rodolfo has shown an interest in Catherine, Eddie says, “that’s a nice kid? He gives me the heebie-jeebies. ” And Beatrice gives a throw away comment, “oh you’re just jealous” little does she know how true this statement is and how this jealously will eat Eddie up inside.

Furthermore when Beatrice tries to confront Eddie about their marriage Eddie instantly jumps into defence mode. He doesn’t want to hear any of it, which is unlike the Eddie we have met before.

Usually he is patient and caring. “He don’t respect you”… “No, Eddie, he’s got all kinds of respect for me. And you too! We walk across the street he takes my arm-he almost bows to me! You got him all wrong, Eddie; I mean it, you… ” “He’s only bowing to his passport” This line is a large slide down the scale for Eddie. He ruins Catherine’s happiness and nai?? veti??. He neither knows this to be true nor has a reason to suspect it of Rodolfo but his jealousy got the better of him and he confronts Catherine and will not listen to her side of the story.

This statement suggests that Rodolfo is only showing an interest in Catherine so he will not be deported home. It says, he doesn’t love you or bow at your feet. He loves what you can give him, citizenship into America. Eddies second slide is a dramatic one also when he seeks help from Alfieri. Alfieri describes Eddie as he walks into his office. “His eyes were like tunnels; my first thought was that he had committed a crime, but soon I saw it was only a passion that had moved into his body, like a stranger. ” Alfieri’s line tells us how much Eddie’s mind is on this situation.

He is not the kind of man who forgets something that’s done to him. Or the type of man to give up easily even when proven wrong he continues to be stubborn and ignorant to the situation and adamant to prove there is something wrong with Rodolfo. When Eddie seeks help Alfieri is the voice of sense. Eddie is only dwelling on the unwritten community law, instead of the correct law that Alfieri can help him with. “There’s nothing illegal with a girl falling in love with an immigrant” “Yeh but what if the only reason it is to get his papers? ” “First of all you need to know that.

” Eddie has got o desperate that he is seeking advice from a lawyer who he knows deep down cannot help him. But he wants the satisfaction of being proven wrong; unfortunately he is not proven wrong. So he throws countless numbers of excuses at Alfieri. “The guy ain’t right” The audience at this point are possibly clueless to what is wrong with Rodolfo, he has not done anything wrong, or wronged Eddie in any way but Eddie persists in insisting that “Rodolfo ain’t right” Furthermore I believe that Eddie is not just reacting to Rodolfo because he is showing interests in Catherine, he also thinks he is threatening is reputation.

“They’re laughing at him on the piers. I’m ashamed. Paper Doll they call him. Blondie now. His brother thinks it’s because he’s got a sense of humour, see-which he’s got-but that ain’t what they’re laughin’ which they’re not goin’ to come out with it because they know he’s my relative, which they have to see me if they make a crack, y’know? But I know what they’re laughin’ at, and when I think of that guy layin’ his hands on her I could-I mean it’s eatin’ me out, Mr Alfieri, because I struggled for that girl. And now he comes in my house. ” This outpour of feelings is a break through for the audience into Eddie’s mind.

It seems as though he is trying to get his words out, but can’t find the way to say it without saying too much, or saying something to indecent. It seems as though he is questioning Rodolfo’s sexuality, but also concerned because his ‘childish’ behaviour is threatening his reputation, if he’s Eddie’s family, he’s part of Eddie. And if he acts differently to the workers than Eddie does, and in a way Eddie doesn’t like he is disrespecting his name. Eddie makes the mistake of thinking Marco will side with him. But Marco loves his brother and would do anything to protect him.

“But I understood, Marco, that you was both comin’ to make a livin’ for your family. You understand me, don’t’ you Marco? ” “I beg your pardon, Eddie” “I mean that’s what I understood in the first place, see” “Yes. That’s why we came. ” Marco seems to be very much in control of the conversation. He has the final say. And the point that Eddie was trying to get across that ‘I thought you were here to make a living, not a passport and stealing my niece. ‘ But Marco protected his brother and wouldn’t let him say it. This is the first step were Marco shows his superiority to Eddie. When Catherine and Rodolfo dance, Eddie is very disapproving.

He continues to try and show his superiority to Rodolfo by showing him how to fight. It seems that for a short while everything is back to normal. Everyone is laughing “(Rodolfo jabs at him, laughing. The others join in)” it seems for this short period that Eddie is back to normal, that he is over Catherine and Rodolfo, like nothing had ever happened. But then he takes it way to far. (He feints with his left hand and lands with his right. It mildly staggers Rodolfo. Marco rises) Eddie had taken it way to far. By punching Rodolfo, most probably intentionally, the tension in the room rises.

“Marco rises. ” This stage direction shows the immediate protective nature of Marco over Rodolfo. Marco feels that Eddie tried to show Rodolfo who is boss. Marco then reminds him that Marco was the boss over him. It seems an almost random comment when Marco states the question; “can you lift this chair? ” (He gets on one knee with one hand behind his back, grasps the bottom of one of the chair legs but does not raise it) Eddie fails this manhood challenge from Marco. (With strain slowly raises the chair higher and higher, getting to his feet now. Marco raises the chair over his head.

Marco is face to face with Eddie, a strained tension gripping his eyes and jaw, his neck stiffs, the chair raised like a weapon over Eddies head. – and transforms what might appear like a glare of warning into a smile of triumph, and Eddie’s grin vanishes as he absorbs his look. ) This is a clear and definite warning to Eddie. He does not need words. His face and actions speak louder. And Eddie from that point on knows it. Marco will do anything to protect Rodolfo, and will do anything to Eddie to stop him stopping Rodolfo’s love. This is a blow for Eddie as his name has just been tainted.