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Creating Tension and Presenting the Themes in A idea from the BridgeMiller uses the climax of act 1 to create strain for the referencethrough the acting and the postal service the personas are in, and topresent the primeval themes of the play to the audience. Firstly, he usesdramatic irony to give the audience an cortical potential into how the story isgoing to end, which creates frustration and tension for them, asalthough they can give ear how the story is developing, the characterscant, this ties in with the theme of a Greek disaster where there is apredestined conclusion. He uses the fact that in the 1950s andespecially in dockside and urban dramatic artholds, masculinity and being theman of the house was a huge part of family life. He combines thiswith Eddies desire to control and fixation with authority, to put theaudience on a knife-edge, as to when one of the characters provide losecontrol and lash out. Miller also expands on the situation ofrelationships in the pl ay, both within the family, and outside. Thisties in with Eddies apparently incestuous experienceings for Catherine, andthis creates suspense and tension throughout the audience, as theydont acknowledge what is going to happen about it. Stage Directions, play a huge part of A View From The Bridge, as they give it the terminaltouches which create tension for both the characters and the audience,they help show what a character is feeling, which allows the audienceto empathize with the character, making it all the more believable and hence creating more tension as they want to know what will happen.Alfieris monologue is also a main contri barelying factor to the tension,which belatedly physiques throughout the entire scene. The audience shareAlfieris perspectiv... ...the play, just over there to send money home,but now it seems like he is taking an active part, and defendingRodolfo against Eddies slanderous onslaught.In conclusion, I feel that Arthur Miller creates tension in th e climaxto Act 1 in A View From The Bridge, in many different ways. Theseinclude the geographic expedition and presentation of many of the key themesthat Miller has sewn throughout the play, comprising mainly ofmasculinity, incest, Greek tragedy, jealousy, pride and obsession. Heuses surprise, and a factor of the unknown to throttle the audience insuspense as to when Eddie will lose control, but never in doubt to thefact that he will. All in all Miller uses a variety of techniques andthemes to create tension for the audience and keep them in suspensefor the whole play, and successfully draws on this to build hugeclimaxes at many points.