Overall, I think including this interpretation alongside Matt's is important and undermentioned, whilst also not debasing his. The fact his mind is in such a mess when conversing with Alfieri allows for slips of true self-revelation and honesty, despite his intention being otherwise. His sentences are shorter (2 nd quote, note increment of length/clarity of 1 st for comparison), and his ideas are detached and unfounded. Also, notice Eddie's tone when speaking to Alfieri.

I believe this has foundation, especially since it can be supported by Eddie kissing Rodolpho in Act 2 (pg 52 for me), which could be seen as an act of dominance, but the co-existance of both these quotes implies, as an aggregate, the former view. Moreover, irony can be suggested by the fact he accuses Rodolpho of being homosexual, yet revealing signs of sexual confusion himself, which could be explained by a fear of admission or exposure. Yes, you could say the repetition of 'sweet' only emphasises Eddie's attempt on demeaning him, however, the abundance of detail (of Rodolpho's dress making) preceding this just begs to imply a natural progression of Eddie's mindset, of which views Rodolpho as an entity of repressed affection. Why is this description elaborated so concisely? It almost sounds genuine, coming straight from Eddie's own observations of Rodolpho, unaffected by his desperation of ridding him. Just read this line (as well as the entire passage of where it came from) as it is before slicing it up, it just reeks of some fishy going on. Looked so sweet there, like an angel – you could kiss him he was so sweet While I quite agree with the word choices Matt highlighted, and his description of those words, some of the implications given are a little restrictive. Not only does it cast doubt on Rodolpho's masculinity, the context in which this quote comes from suggests a lot more of Eddie and his attitude towards Rodolpho.

A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller