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Eddie · tragic hero of play, fatal flaw leads to downfall · "a husky, slightly overweight longshoreman." strong, conventional, hard worker · “I took out of my own mouth to give to her.” sacrifices for family, love · “when am I gonna be a wife again?” difficult marriage · welcomes immigrants, generous, follows street law · “walking wavy” difficulty expressing, not articulate · "the less you trust, the less you be sorry." trust issues · “Its after eight” overprotective · “he’s stealing from me” possessive · Catherine lights cigarette, happy to be tended to · "I guess I just never figured... that you would ever grow up.” can’t let go of catherine · “he sings, he cooks” suspicious to diferent, single minded, underimes · “I don’t know what te hell you’re talkin about!” Alfieri adresses denial, defensive · “suddenly kisses him” prove rodolpho gay, assert dominance kiss catherine to show posession · street law can’t solve problem, turns to law · “I want to report something. Illegal immigrants” last desperate attempt, breaks own code of conduct, Catherine more important than honor, can’t accept wrong · "quicker get back a million dollars that was stole than a word that you gave away” understands enormity, consequences · “I want my name” image important, want respect · looses everything · “Eddie, the knife still in his hands, falls to his knees” · “my B” truly loves B beatrice · “I didn’t even buy a new tablecloth” proud housewife, caring · “when am I gonna be a wife again?” difficult marriage, abandoned · “I'm just worried about you.", careful not to upset Eddie, knows sensitive, understanding · “you’re a grown woman in the same house as a grown man” sees love, addresses lightly · "It means you gotta be your own self more." supportive, caring guardian, best intentions, attempt to solve problem · “you never think of it, that sardines are swimming in the ocean!” isolated · “he’s a good boxer, he could teach you” faithfull, admiration · “you want something else Eddie and you can never have her!” sees truth clearly, confronts Eddie, assertive · doesn’t attend wedding, Eddie priority, loyal catherine · desperate for eddie to admire skirt, seeks approval · “you ever think of oranges and lemons on a tree?” isolated, naiive · excited by R an M, longs for eexcitement outside world · “enthralled” by song, mezmarised by rodolpho, instant attraction · “I didn’t mean that” 49 to R, submissive · " you gotta be your own self more." dependant on eddie, childish · “oh Catherine – oh, little girl” innocent · "Why don't you talk to him, Eddie?’ tries to help, doesn’t understand situation · rushes to R after boxing. loyalty shifts · marries R despite disapproval, gains indeoendence from child controlled by E to woman · “who the hell do you think you are?” assertive, matures, change · “This rat!” looses respect for Eddie, Rodolpho most impportant · “I never meant to do nothong bad to you” understands situation, blames self alfieri · “now we settle for half”, bridge between American law and Street law · chorus of greek tragedy, commenting and explaining, unable to change · “run its bloody course” foreshadow, in flashback, powerless · “I was so powerless to stop it” regret not intervene · warns eddie “there is too much love for the niece”, wise, voice of reason · “there is only one legal question here” plants idea for Eddie · tells Marco “Only God makes justice”, religious morals, against violence rodolpho · “he comes around – everybody’s laughin’” different, outcast, sense of humor · “he sings, he cooks, he could make dresses”, feminine, contrast to Eddie, conflict · “it mildly staggers Rodolpho. Marco rises” physically weaker, Marco protector · “I wat to go back to Italy when I am rich” heart in Italy, changes when Catherine · “I will not marry you to live in Italy” American dream, marriage for citizenship · “if we can tell him we are comrades now” peacekeeper marco · “the women wait, Eddie” proud of wife, confident, faithful marriage · “you come home earlynow” peacekeeper, parent to R · “the chair raised like a weapon over Eddie’s head” warning, physically stronger, violent if necessary · “he killed my children” family priority · “all the law is not in a book” justice
Eddie · tragic hero of play, fatal flaw leads to downfall · "a husky, slightly overweight longshoreman." strong, conventional, hard worker · “I took out of my own mouth to give to her.” sacrifices for family, love · “when am I gonna be a wife again?” difficult marriage · welcomes immigrants, generous, follows street law · “walking wavy” difficulty expressing, not articulate · "the less you trust, the less you be sorry." trust issues · “Its after eight” overprotective · “he’s stealing from me” possessive · Catherine lights cigarette, happy to be tended to · "I guess I just never figured... that you would ever grow up.” can’t let go of catherine · “he sings, he cooks” suspicious to diferent, single minded, underimes · “I don’t know what te hell you’re talkin about!” Alfieri adresses denial, defensive · “suddenly kisses him” prove rodolpho gay, assert dominance kiss catherine to show posession · street law can’t solve problem, turns to law · “I want to report something. Illegal immigrants” last desperate attempt, breaks own code of conduct, Catherine more important than honor, can’t accept wrong · "quicker get back a million dollars that was stole than a word that you gave away” understands enormity, consequences · “I want my name” image important, want respect · looses everything · “Eddie, the knife still in his hands, falls to his knees” · “my B” truly loves B beatrice · “I didn’t even buy a new tablecloth” proud housewife, caring · “when am I gonna be a wife again?” difficult marriage, abandoned · “I'm just worried about you.", careful not to upset Eddie, knows sensitive, understanding · “you’re a grown woman in the same house as a grown man” sees love, addresses lightly · "It means you gotta be your own self more." supportive, caring guardian, best intentions, attempt to solve problem · “you never think of it, that sardines are swimming in the ocean!” isolated · “he’s a good boxer, he could teach you” faithfull, admiration · “you want something else Eddie and you can never have her!” sees truth clearly, confronts Eddie, assertive · doesn’t attend wedding, Eddie priority, loyal catherine · desperate for eddie to admire skirt, seeks approval · “you ever think of oranges and lemons on a tree?” isolated, naiive · excited by R an M, longs for eexcitement outside world · “enthralled” by song, mezmarised by rodolpho, instant attraction · “I didn’t mean that” 49 to R, submissive · " you gotta be your own self more." dependant on eddie, childish · “oh Catherine – oh, little girl” innocent · "Why don't you talk to him, Eddie?’ tries to help, doesn’t understand situation · rushes to R after boxing. loyalty shifts · marries R despite disapproval, gains indeoendence from child controlled by E to woman · “who the hell do you think you are?” assertive, matures, change · “This rat!” looses respect for Eddie, Rodolpho most impportant · “I never meant to do nothong bad to you” understands situation, blames self alfieri · “now we settle for half”, bridge between American law and Street law · chorus of greek tragedy, commenting and explaining, unable to change · “run its bloody course” foreshadow, in flashback, powerless · “I was so powerless to stop it” regret not intervene · warns eddie “there is too much love for the niece”, wise, voice of reason · “there is only one legal question here” plants idea for Eddie · tells Marco “Only God makes justice”, religious morals, against violence rodolpho · “he comes around – everybody’s laughin’” different, outcast, sense of humor · “he sings, he cooks, he could make dresses”, feminine, contrast to Eddie, conflict · “it mildly staggers Rodolpho. Marco rises” physically weaker, Marco protector · “I wat to go back to Italy when I am rich” heart in Italy, changes when Catherine · “I will not marry you to live in Italy” American dream, marriage for citizenship · “if we can tell him we are comrades now” peacekeeper marco · “the women wait, Eddie” proud of wife, confident, faithful marriage · “you come home earlynow” peacekeeper, parent to R · “the chair raised like a weapon over Eddie’s head” warning, physically stronger, violent if necessary · “he killed my children” family priority · “all the law is not in a book” justice
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