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How does Arthur Miller create tension in Act Two of A View From The Bridge?
In Act Two, Arthur Miller creates tension in various different ways using suspence, emotions and mental or emotional strain and the result of two forces acting in opposition to each other. He does this by using language, focusing on writing techniques, emphasis,understanding author intention,adds detail and the EFFECT on the reader / IMPACT on the reader.
Firstly, he builds up the suspence at the end of act 1 by showing Marco’s true strengh when he lifts a chair from one corner with one hand keeping it straight, "raised like a weapon", above Eddie’s head. This leaves us with a sort of cliffhanger in which the end of act 1 has changed the course of the story and has added to the mystery of Marco and his relationship with Eddie
The opening scene of Act Two marks the dramatic turning point of the play. In this scene, Catherine confronts Rodolfo over Eddie's allegation that Rodolfo only wants to marry Catherine to be an American. However it is soon revealed that Rodolfo truly loves her. The two characters sleep together for the first time, a fact that Eddie finds out when he returns home drunk, which results in a devastating confrontation between the central characters.

The seriousness and the intense emotions displayed in this scene, plus Arthur Miller's use of dramatic devices, make this scene very dramatically effective. It is a turning point in the play because it is the first time Catherine and Rodolfo sleep together, symbolising Catherine's transformation from a "little girl" to a grown woman; and Catherine's ties with Eddie have finally cut as she chooses Rodolfo over Eddie. In this scene, Eddie also confronts his feelings towards Catherine as he kisses her in a fit of rage, passion and desire.......
The part in which the most tension was applied was when Eddie was calling the immigration bureau. The phone at that period took a while to put in a phone number. It made the...