Beatrice is elated.Ĭatherine shares her own news, which is that she got a job as a stenographer the pay is excellent and it was an honor to be asked to work there. Since they will be here illegally they will be staying at the Carbone apartment. She seems a little confused but loves her uncle and respects his opinions.Įddie says he has news for Beatrice, and when his wife appears he tells her that her two cousins, Marco and his brother Rodolpho, have arrived from Italy. As the play opens he is talking sternly but affectionately to Catherine and warning her about the men who stare at her and how she needs to be careful about how she walks. He lives with his wife Beatrice and his seventeen-year old niece Catherine. He introduces Eddie, and walks off the stage.Įddie Carbone is a longshoreman in mid-20th century Red Hook. He tells of how certain cases make him think of Italy, even of ancient Rome. Alfieri is a lawyer who was born in Italy and has great sympathy for his working-class clients. The play begins with Alfieri, who serves as the play's narrator.
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