The law is nature. The law is only a word for what has a right to happen. When the law is wrong
it's because it's unnatural but in this case it is natural and a river will drown you if you
buck it now. Let her go. And bless her. Set among Italian-Americans on the Brooklyn waterfront
A View from the Bridge is the story of longshoreman Eddie Carbone. When his wife's cousins
arrive as illegal immigrants from Italy he is honoured to take them into his house. But when
his niece begins to fall in love with one of them Eddie grows increasingly suspicious
eventually precipitating his violation of the moral and cultural codes of his community and
leading to the play's tragic finale. With its examination of the themes of sexuality
responsibility betrayal and vengeance A View from the Bridge is Miller at his best and a
modern classic. This new edition includes an introduction by Julie Vatain-Corfdir that explores
the play's production history as well as the dramatic thematic and academic debates that
surround it a must-have resource for any student exploring A View from the Bridge.
