How does Miller use Alfieri as a choral figure in “a view from the bridge”?
In classical Greek drama the ‘chorus’ was a detatched body (often quite a number of people) used to move the drama along, and, more importantly ofr the actor (there was often only one main actor) to exchange dialogue with. In later drama (including Shakespeare – a good example is Henry V) the chorus role was assigned to a single character, usually to act as a narrator and a ‘go-between’ for the audience, often also hinting to the audience some of the underlying thoughts and emotions of the main characters or interpreting the action. I would therefore presume that Alfieri works in a similar way in the Miller work, so probably best now to review the text looking for instances where Alfieri carries out that role – I’m afraid I don’t know the play well enough to remember specific instances.
