In this essay, I will describe how Miller alludes to tragedy at the beginning of the play “A View from the Bridge.” Miller gives us many clues in the opening section to try and get the audience thinking. He wants us to think about how the main character dies and not what happened at the end, because everyone knows that in a tragedy the main character dies. Miller uses a range of devices, for example the use of plot devices, the structure foreshadowing an impact on the audience's understanding of the play. One of the reasons we know this story will lead to a tragic ending is because of Alfieri's character, who is a lawyer and a choirboy. He gave a speech at the beginning as a chorus and in this speech he tells us a lot about the play. We can say that he is a choir figure because he spoke directly to the audience. So, if Alfieri is a chorus, then we know that the play belongs to a Greek tragedy. We know that in a tragedy where the main hero or heroine dies, they die because of their own action and deed, and their death is unstoppable. So we know that in this play the character will die. Alfieri also tells us about the two judicial systems, one American and the other Sicilian. I guessed that these two very opposing legal systems were going to clash. People traveling to America from Sicily will have difficulty because we know the two laws are totally different. I see this when Alfieri says, “I no longer keep a gun in my filing cabinet.” This means that people follow and get used to American law rather than Sicilian law where you have to commit crimes like killing people, dealing in illegal things, like drugs, alcohol, etc. . Alfieri had to use his gun to protect himself and others. ...... middle of paper ......e foreshadowing. For example, when Eddie told the story of "Vinnie Bolzano" who harassed his own family, then he was humiliated because he had broken the Sicilian law which prohibited denouncing one's own family and he was no longer heard from. never seen again. This also tells us that Sicilian law was very harsh and violent; if you break the law, you could die. This story foreshadows what might happen to Eddie and this story assures us of this because the audience would wonder why else would he mention this in the play unless it was something Eddie related. Ultimately, we see this happen to Eddie. Also, there is dramatic irony in what Eddie said to Catherine about not telling anyone that immigrants lived in his house, but later he himself told the police officer. 'immigration. For Eddie, his feelings for Catherine were stronger than belief in Sicilian justice.