A View from Miller's Bridge, originally written in 1956 as a one-act play, has many of the characteristics of a classical Greek tragedy. It takes place in the Italian-American neighborhood, located in Red Hook, near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. It is in this community that Miller chooses to dramatize the themes of conflict, betrayal, love and obsession. The underlying omerta is present throughout the play and is the reason for the conflict as it is challenged by Eddie Carbone, the Italian longshoreman, who destroys himself in a clash between his blind passions and the primitive ideas of his own people on righteous living. , Miller creates the classic Italian-American "family man" who strives to be the head of the family and lives with a sense of family pride and duty. Eddie feels it is his duty to care for his family and keep his word, saying, “Katie, I promised your mother on her deathbed. I am responsible for you. It is obvious that family is very important and that he has very strong family values ​​which he strives to maintain, a sign of the Italian family where the man considers it his duty to keep his word and take care of the whole family, as he does the head of the family. This accentuates the concept of masculinity which is further reinforced by Eddie's old-fashioned views, his inability to understand the younger generation and also the conflict of interests and duty towards family between Eddie and Rodolfo. Eddie, the "respectable father of the family", feels no honor for Rodolfo who buys, with his first money, "an eye-catching new jacket..., records [while] his brother's children starve to death due to tuberculosis" . He believes that since Rodolfo has no family members of his own, he should help his brother who is also a family man. This highlights the fact that in Eddie's mind, ... middle of paper ... from the chosen image of what or who we are in this world” (Miller). Miller's choice of an Italian-American community is a very good one. This allows him to successfully convey the concept of masculinity in his real environment where there is an underlying code of society that is broken by the tragic protagonist and his masculinity, which is questioned, causing the individual to struggling to achieve one's "rightful status" and overcoming one's flaws, causing disruptions in society that are only repaired by that person's death. It is very similar to that of a Greek tragedy with the chorus, Alfieri, which constitutes a strong link both by the fact of being the chorus and by the origin of his name, author of tragedies of the 18th century. It is essential to elevate the play, from a mediocre tragedy fueled by masculinity, to the same level as any other classical tragedy..