Lesson Review and Homework

Hi Year 12,

Just to review what we've covered so far. By now you should have had listened to and discussed the whole of Miller's A View from the Bridge, with a particular focus on the ways that Eddie can be seen to be regarded as a tragic hero. Your task for homework is to investigate the following question:

How might A View from the Bridge be said to display the conventions of Greek tragedy?

I would expect you to present this information either through detailed notes or a mindmap if you learn well through working with images. I suggest that you investigate the generic features of Greek tragedy first and then apply them to the text; putting the whole of the question into Google (or even Ask Jeeves) is unlikely to get you very far. Some particular things to look for would be ideas about hamartia, hubris, and the use of a Chorus.

Please apply yourself fully to this task; enjoyment will only come from doing it to a high standard and exploring the question creatively.

I hope you enjoyed the play, and thank you for the reflections you wrote in the first lesson- very interesting and illuminating!

Mr Boulter