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Eddies attitude / relationship with Rodolpho:

At first meeting, Eddie shakes Marcos hand but not Rodolphos, could connote a

foreshadowing of their difference in opinions as the play progresses Even a little further on from the first meeting Eddie already takes a dislike to Rodolpho

by telling him to stop singing as he can see that atherine likes the singing and likes

Rodolpho as well!

"ubtle hints in stage directions to show lack of understanding and Eddie feeling

threatened by Rodolpho! #He is sizing up Rodolpho, and there is a concealed

suspicionalready trying to figure out what Rodolpho wants and what he is doing!

Eddie talks down about Rodolpho whenever speaking about him and $uestioning hischaracter and morals! onstant references to Rodolpho as #a weird% and #&e gives me

the heebie'(eebies% all in order to get )eatrice on his side and to turn against Rodolpho

although he has done nothing wrong!

Eddie creates a false statement that Rodolpho is only going to marry atherine to get

his passport and to become an American citi*en which he keeps telling atherine in

order to stop the marriage but this only backfires and makes atherine distrust Eddie

)o+ing key scene where the whole family is together and Eddie offers to play fightwith Rodolpho in order to teach him bo+ing and to display his dominance over

Rodolpho and to ensure his place as the alpha male of the family! his ends by

Rodolpho getting hit too hard and everyone getting angry at Eddie! Eddies alpha male

status is soon shattered by Marco who lifts a chair over Eddies head in a show of

dominance!

Alfieris comments - discussion with Eddie:

#His eyes were like tunnels first comment about Eddie made and already an outsider

can see how bleak and dark Eddie is at this certain point and how much of a toll the

whole escapade is taking on Eddie!

#Only a passion that had moved into his body, like a strangerEddie is no longer in

control of his actions and he is only trying to break up the relationship and only cares

about getting Rodolpho out of the country and far away from atherine!

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Eddies constant lies about Rodolpho that dont work and Alfieri can see that he is

making all of the allegations up #. can see it in his eyes, hes laughing at me%

Eddies emasculation of Rodolpho by calling him a weird and making reference to all of

Rodolphos feminine skills which bring his se+uality into $uestion!

Reference to atherine as an ob(ect as he talks about Rodolpho being a #thief% and how

he is #stealing from me%

Alfieri picks up upon the wrong in Eddie and atherines relationship as he $uestions

whether Eddie could marry atherine and Eddie is shocked and repulsed

#. could have finished the whole story that afternoon% shows Eddie only has one fate

and that is one he has only brought on himself!