Part one of term paper
How is it evident from the beginning of the play that it will end in tragedy? A tragedy within a play script is drama with an unhappy ending but not necessarily death. Without any reference to the play, a tragedy can be a sad event, calamity, serious accident or crime. is a tragedy because Eddie has both a serious accident and commits a crim ...

Part two of term paper
... of avoiding confrontations with the law with the presence of Alfieri's office and a fire escape. There is also a phone box, which hints towards a tragic event from the arrival of illegal immigrants. The play is set in an American society when the immigration law has recently changed. The set portrays the life of most Italian immigrants with temporary or seasonal jobs and little money. The homes are simple tenement buildings with sparse amounts of furniture inside. With the "American Dream" ...