Voice of the law

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Voice of the law is the symbolic role played by the character Alfieri in Arthur Miller’s play "A View from the Bridge," representing legal authority and moral judgment.

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Voice of the law canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic function ⓘ
narrative device ⓘ
symbolic role ⓘ
theatrical convention ⓘ
addresses the audience directly ⓘ
appearsInWork A View from the Bridge ⓘ
belongsToGenre modern tragedy ⓘ
clarifies legal consequences of characters’ choices ⓘ
commentsOn betrayal and loyalty ⓘ
immigration issues in the play ⓘ
contrastsWith community justice ⓘ
personal vengeance ⓘ
embodies institutional authority ⓘ
objective judgment ⓘ
social order ⓘ
frames the play as a case or legal narrative ⓘ
functionsAs chorus-like figure ⓘ
interpreter of legal norms ⓘ
interpreter of moral norms ⓘ
guides audience interpretation of Eddie Carbone’s actions ⓘ
highlights gap between law and moral intuition ⓘ
limits of legal intervention in personal matters ⓘ
isAssociatedWithTheme individual desire versus social rules ⓘ
law versus justice ⓘ
tragedy arising from legal and moral conflict ⓘ
isCharacterFunctionIn Alfieri ⓘ
isCreatedBy Arthur Miller ⓘ
linked to: Arthur R. Miller
isExpressedThrough Alfieri’s asides to the audience ⓘ
Alfieri’s monologues ⓘ
isInPlayBy Arthur Miller ⓘ
isSetInContextOf Brooklyn Italian-American community ⓘ
isSymbolizedBy Alfieri ⓘ
mediatesBetween legal codes and personal emotions ⓘ
the law and the community ⓘ
narrates events of A View from the Bridge ⓘ
operatesOnLevel meta-theatrical commentary ⓘ
provides commentary on the action ⓘ
legal perspective on conflicts ⓘ
moral framework for the audience ⓘ
represents formal justice ⓘ
legal authority ⓘ
moral judgment ⓘ
situates the story within a broader social system ⓘ
underscores tension between passion and legality ⓘ
warns about inevitable tragic outcome ⓘ

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Alfieri → symbolicRole → Voice of the law ⓘ