Eddie Carbone is the tragic and self-interested main character in A View from the Bridge, a play by Arthur Miller. He is full of pride, and this pride means a lot. This also means that he probably won't back down under any circumstances. At the beginning of the play, Eddie is a caring and loving character. Although he remains worried until the end, his behavior and his true character suffer a heavy downfall. He's the main character, but he's also the character I liked the least. What little sympathy I saw in him disappeared in the first few scenes. Still, Eddie is the major character that I think goes through the most changes and has the most interesting character arc. The play is set in the 1950s. I deduced as much from the hairstyles and costumes, and sure enough, the narrator confirmed my hypothesis. The story begins lightly enough, but the audience is immediately introduced to the main conflict: Eddie's overprotective obsession with Catherine. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was excited when I found out the location and time period of the play. The first things we see are men uncovering some furniture to reveal the whole thing. Then we see the narrator, who is the lawyer Eddie sees later in the play, explaining the predicament. Eddie Carbone is an Italian-American longshoreman in his forties who lives in Brooklyn. He works on the platforms of the Brooklyn Bridge (hence the name of the show). He lives with his wife, Béatrice, and his niece, Catherine, in a small apartment on the first floor. Catherine, now seventeen, lost her parents at some point in her life, and Eddie and Beatrice took her in, raising her as one of their own. Although most of Eddie's character traits are internal, there are a few...... middle of paper ......is his own wife for a long time. Eddie grabs him, yells at him and, to his horror, kisses him. He wants to show her how much he loves her, and prove to Rodolpho that she belongs to him. Eddie then forcefully kisses Rodolpho, trying to prove or imply that Rodolpho is gay. Catherine's trust and loyalty as well as Rodolpho's respect are at stake here. It is unfortunate that Eddie uses alcohol to finally get what he wants - the truth comes out once he is drunk. This whole scene also reaffirms its archetypal ticking time bomb quality. This is the scene in which he explodes. Even though I didn't like Eddie as a character, I think it was meant to be that way. He ultimately had some redeeming qualities, and I ended up feeling bad for him. His tragic flaw is the bubble he lives in, the constructed world he has built for himself, but is unable to escape or recognize..