When Marco First Appears, Miller Describes Him as a Square-built Essay

When Marco First Appears, Miller Describes Him as a Square-builtpeasant of thirty-two, singular, kindly and quiet voiced.In theLight of Marcos Role in the Play, How Helpful Do You Find thisIntroduction to Him?When considering this question, it is necessary to somewhat challengeit to whom is Millers description meant to be helpful? As A ViewFrom the Bridge is a play, and therefore presented to an hearing, wemust presume that the descriptions intended use is to instruct anactor developing his character which is to be conveyed to an audience.Marcos manipulation becomes more important throughout the play. In fact, hisrole assumes a certain duality. In one respect, he is the victim ofEddies betrayal he declaresThat one Eddie He killed my children.In another respect, he is employed by Miller as a tool in the finalityof Eddies fate as his murderer. This increasing logical implication ofMarcos role is not at first glance anticipated by Millersintroductory description as physically he ap pears to the audience as preferably solid and the simplicity of the physical description helps toestablish Marco as an initially somewhat naive character. However,the instructions that refer to Marcos emotions are more complexsuspicious and tendermight appear contrasting, especially whenjuxtaposed contextually. However, with a Sicilian male typicalattitude, they seem more compatible. Marco is reduced to tears at the mentality of sending his family money, and later will commit thearguably transgress act of murdering a man who had been his host, soacute is his anger on behalf of his starving, dependent familyMy wife- My wife- I want to send right away maybe twenty dollars.Marco almost ... ...ene is seen as a good man who is in chargeof his family, and Marco, a simple Sicilian, who just came toAmerica and was invited into the family by Eddie himself, is veryexciting for the audience. It is therefore obvious in this scene thatMarco is suspicious of Eddie. Furthermore, Marcos role as t he toolMiller uses for Eddies downfall, could not occur if Marco was notsuspicious.In conclusion, Millers introductory description is only helpful to alimited degree both because of the nature of the text (it is a play)and because Marco will endure such great betrayals that they willchange his character and actions. However, Miller gives the audienceideas about what sort of man Miller is describing, enabling theaudience to anticipate the contrasts he may be serving to accentuate,such as the difference in attitudes between Rodolpho and Marco.