Context - A View from the Bridge

What does the tragic hero represent?

• The sad society they lived in

• Us the audience

• The tragedy of being punished for a crime

• All of the above

Up to how many people are in a Greek Chorus?

• 40

• 100

• 50

• 10

What is a Greek Tragedy?

• A form of theatre

• An event

• A song

What usually causes the downfall in the play?

• A higher power causing harm to main character

• A flaw in society

• A flaw in the main character

• Conflict or war

Who represents the Greek Chorus in the play?

• Marilyn Monroe

• Alfieri

• Isidore

• Fiat

What is one of the reasons the setting of the play was called Redhook ?

• Merchants hung their meat on bloodied hooks in the street

• The area was built on red sand

• In fall, the streets were covered in red leaves, making the island look like a red hook

• Named after the color of the anchors boats would throw down

True or False: Redhook was easy to live in:

• True

• False

True or False: Longshoremen lived in small cabins:

• True

• False

True or False: Redhook was an area of New York, across the Brooklyn Bridge.

• True

• False

True or False: There was a complex Mafia power structure in Redhook:

• True

• False