The character of Marco in A View from the BridgeAfter reading Arthur Miller's play "A View from the Bridge", I am convinced that the most striking character is Marco. It is about an Italian immigrant who moved to the United States illegally with his brother Rodolpho to work as a longshoreman, because at the time (the play was written in 1955), his country of origin, l Italy was going through a major economic depression due to the outcome of World War II. In the play, we are told that Marco's plan is to earn enough money to survive and to be able to send some of that money to his wife and three children back in Italy, who are starving. Marco physically resembles the Sicilian stereotype, with dark skin and hair. He is also very strong and could easily "charge the whole ship by himself". (p. 541) In this play, the author uses plot, dialogue, actions, and symbolism to emphasize Marco's honor which, in my opinion, is his greatest asset. characteristic.Throughout the play we can clearly see that the plot helps us develop the character of Marco in our imagination. For example, he is an illegal alien, which could give the reader a less honorable view of him and justify Eddie's action. But the fact that Marco left his family to provide support and save his eldest son who is “sick in the chest” (p. 535) makes the reader forget his illegal stay and elevates his status to that of a hero. In this play, Marco's actions introduce us to a violent side that he uses to defend his honor on several occasions. For example, when he challenges Eddie to lift......the middle of a paper......e to make fun of Rodolpho. But it is only in the second act that his character is fully exposed and we see his image transform into a rounded character. In this play, Marco is presented as the victim, since he did nothing to Eddie but he is arrested anyway. Furthermore, although his brother Rodolpho escapes by marrying Catherine, he has no choice but to return to his starving wife and sick children in Italy. This thought, and knowing that Eddie has no regrets for what he has done, infuriates him and by the end of the play he seeks revenge. I believe this play would not be complete without this character. If Marco had not existed, Eddie would have been unpunished and alive, which would be in conflict with the very conception of the drama which animates this work..