History Theatre / AViewFromTheBridge

* LoveMakesYouEvil: Due to his incestuous passion for Catherine, Eddie ends up calling the immigration police on Rodolfo and Marco - something he earlier declared to be the lowest act imaginable.

* FlatCharacter: Both Beatrice and Catherine, despite being the main female leads, are not very developed characters.

* ImpliedDeathThreat: At the end of Act 1, after Eddie punches Rodolpho, Marco demonstrates just how much stronger he is than Eddie by lifting a heavy chair above his head with one hand.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: Due to his passion for Catherine, Eddie ends up calling the immigration police on Rodolfo and Marco - something he earlier declared to be the lowest act imaginable.

** Miller sent the play to Kazan who was enthusiasmed and wanted to buy it. Miller answered: "You don't understand. I didn't send it to you so you'd buy it; I sent it to you so you'd know what I think of informers."

Then, things get worse as Eddie betrays his family by calling the immigration police to get the Rodolfo and Marco deported and, more importantly, away from Catherine. With the arrest, Eddie becomes a traitor and an outcast in the community, and Marco [[SpitefulSpit spits in his face.]]

* OppressiveImmigrationEnforcement: The immigration authorities are seen this way by the Italian American community of the 1950s. When Eddie wants to stop Catherine's marriage to Rodolpho, Alfieri warns him that if he reports Rodolpho to immigration, he will be completely ostracized from the community and won't have a friend in the world. He’s proven right for the most part, since only his wife, Beatrice, constantly stands by Eddie’s side after he calls the immigration police on Rodolfo and Marco.

* OppressiveImmigrationEnforcement: The immigration authorities are seen this way by the Italian American community of the 1950s. When Eddie wants to stop Catherine's marriage to Rodolpho, Alfieri warns him that if he reports Rodolpho to immigration, he will be completely ostracized from the community and won't have a friend in the world.

* OverprotectiveDad: Technically he isn't Catherine's dad, but Eddie fills this role easily.

* LoveMakesYouEvil: Eddie ends up calling the immigration police on Rodolfo and Marco - something he earlier declared to be the lowest act imaginable.

Then, things get worse as Eddie betrays his family by calling the immigration police to get the Rodolfo and Marco deported and, more importantly, away from Catherine. With the arrest, Eddie becomes a traitor and and outcast in the community and Marco [[SpitefulSpit spits in his face.]]

* CitizenshipMarriage: Between Catherine and Rodolfo. It seems they genuinely love each other, but that doesn't stop Eddie from accusing the later of using Catherine to achieve his American dream.

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* WifeHusbandry: Eddie raised Catherine as a daughter, but she is Beatrice's niece. Therefore, she isn't related to him. However, he cannot admit to himself or anyone else that he has romantic feelings towards her.