Views From The Bridge

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Eddy's wife Beatrice, a kind and loving wife saw what was happening because she was on the outside. Being unaware of what was happening around him he felt drew him farther from his wife. This lead to many problems and confrontations that did not end with a happy ending. When Eddie finally figured out his exact feelings for himself, but his life was suddenly ended. This is ending is ironic in that in the play Oedipus The King. In this play Oedipus, the main character, had to deal with being metaphorically blind himself because he was blinded by the truth of his parents. Both Oedipus and Eddie had similar problems and occurrences. Oedipus found out the truth the hard way from a man named Tiresias, a blind prophet, he told him the truth about his family. Oedipus may have not died himself like Eddie, but he had to witness the death of Jocasta, the wife and mother, who killed herself. The death of her opened Oedipus' eyes, and he did not like what he saw. While his mother hanged there he ...

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conversations about that Beatrice. I do what I feel like doin' or what I don't feel like doin' "(Miller 68). This means that Eddie likes to do what he wants and likes to be in control of what goes on. He only wanted the best for Catherine and his wife, but he finally realized that he could open up to his wife. It was the best thing that he ever did when he opened up his feelings towards her and Catherine. Then there was Oedipus who learned that he was a very proud man who was courageous, understanding, and determined on finding out the truth. The pride that he had was when he found out about who killed Laius, his father and the King, no matter who it was they would be banished. The ...

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