The purpose of this essay is to discuss the theme of love and how it is presented in A View from the Bridge, the importance of love in the play, the characters that demonstrate the various types of love, and how the characters are affected by these different types of love.
Throughout the play, Eddie show unnatural love for Catherine and not only acts like a father to her, but also as a jealous boyfriend. ÃÂI donÃÂt believe it and I wish to hell youÃÂd stop it!ÃÂ This quote is a good example of EddieÃÂs jealousy about Rodolpho and CatherineÃÂs relationship. He has shown his unnatural feeling for Catherine before when he was telling her not to wear high heels and that the men were looking at her too much: ÃÂ...youÃÂre walking wavy...I donÃÂt like the looks theyÃÂre giving you in the candy store.ÃÂ Then he also shows that he really cares about Catherine by saying ÃÂYou ainÃÂt ÃÂall the girlsÃÂ.ÃÂWhen
Beatrice notices EddieÃÂs unnatural love for Catherine, she encourages Rodolpho and CatherineÃÂs relationship and talks to Eddie. ÃÂLook, honey, you wanna get married, or donÃÂt you wanna get married? What are you worried about, Katie?ÃÂ When Beatrice says this to Catherine, she clearly encourages her relationship with Rodolpho. The relationship between Eddie and Beatrice also gets worse as she asks Eddie: ÃÂWhen am I gonna be a wife again, Eddie?ÃÂThe romantic love between Rodolpho and Catherine is, according to Eddie just to get a Green Card and to be able to legally stay in the USA. Catherine argues that Rodolpho is innocent and that he simply loves her. The fact that Catherine loves Rodolpho is clearly shown when Rodolpho is singing and Eddie interrupts him and she says: ÃÂLeave him finish, itÃÂs beautiful! HeÃÂs terrific! ItÃÂs terrific,