A View from the Bridge Justice and Judgment Quotes

Eddie: "Come on show me! What're you gonna be? Show me!" (2.80)

This is Eddie talking junk to Rodolfo right before they fight. He's not settling for anything anymore. It's time for him to make his own justice.

Alfieri: "I kept wanting to call the police, but […] Nothing at all had really happened." (2.86)

American justice is failing our friendly neighborhood lawyer. He knows something bad is going to happen, but the law can't help him.

Marco: "In my country [Eddie] would be dead now." (2.241)

Marco wants revenge. This would be perfectly acceptable in Sicily. Does he have a right to it?