A View from the Bridge Justice and Judgment Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Act.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue.

Quote #7

Marco: "All the law is not in a book." (2.257)

He's got a point here. There's all kinds of things that society agrees you just shouldn't do, but aren't technically illegal.

Quote #8

Marco: "He degraded my brother. My blood. He robbed my children […] Where is the law for that?
Alfieri: There is none." (2.259-261)

Marco is pretty unhappy with the failure of America to provide the kind of justice he thinks is only right and proper.

Quote #9

Alfieri: "Only God, Marco."

Alfieri is warning Marco not to take the place of God in meeting out a sentence for Eddie's crimes. You hear this same warning in a lot in Greek tragedies as well.