AVFTB Quotations

Question 0

Marco is loyal to his children, he works hard and has moved to america to find work so he can feed them. He spits in eddies face when he discovers eddie reported them to the immigration bureau

Answer 0

He killed my children

Question 1

Eddie feels betrayed because he has helped marco and his family so much he should be credited for it

Answer 1

I give him my house to sleep! I take the blankets off my bed for him

Question 2

Eddie sees catherine as a product of his hard work, she still acts like a child at seventeen and he treats her like his possession, have an extreme father daughter relationship, slightly inappropriate, protective, verge of being possessive and all controlling

Answer 2

I worked like a dog twenty years so a punk could have her

Question 3

Said by alfieri, demonstrates strong family values in italian society, a question which emphasises these values

Answer 3

Every mans got somebody that he loves

Question 4

Implies a certainty that he will reach success, american dream, evidence against rodolfos love for catherine, naive idea that america brings wealth, difficult to overcome the social barriers and ‘cross over the bridge’

Answer 4

I want to be an american. And then i want to go back to italy when i am rich

Question 5

Rodolfo here is portrayed differently to the rest of the play, as opposed to young, immature, hopeful, child-like nature, shows more mature profound understanding of reality shows feelings for catherine are serious, shows he isnt reckless as our first impressions, not blinded by his dreams

Answer 5

You think i would carry on my back the rest of my life a woman i didnt love just to be an american?

Question 6

Juxtaposes a romantic description of italy, intoduces idea that rodolfo is only dissatisfied with the lack of work and money, adds sympathy for rodlofo as only time he shows signs of anger

Answer 6

• i would be a criminal stealing your face. In two years you would have an old, hungry face
• you cant cook the view

Question 7

Catherine treated as if she doesnt fully understand society and adult life

Answer 7

I know a lot more than people think i know

Question 8

Blurring lines between the role and boundaries of being a wife and a daughter

Answer 8

• you still walk around in front of him in your slip

- or like you sit on the edge of the bathtub talkin to him when hes shavin in his underwear

Question 9

Eddie comes to the quick conclusion of rodolfo as being gay as he doesnt possess as many masculine characteristics as the usual man in the 1950s

Answer 9

• i just hope thats his regular hair, thats all i hope

- marco goes around like a man, nobody kids marco

Question 10

Eddie is overly protective of catherine from the beginning of the play

Answer 10

• i think its too short aint it

- i dont like the looks theyre giving you

Question 11

Eddie treats catherine as a baby and is very obvious about it referring to her as baby

Answer 11

-youre a baby, you dont understand these things

Question 12

Beatrice pointing out eddies acquisitive nature towards catherine and his reluctance to let her be a woman

Answer 12

I dont understand you; shes seventeen years old, you gonna keep her in the house all her life?

Question 13

Eddie makes an effort to compliment catherine without realising they are suppressed feelings, madonna is an italian term for mary –> powerful strong woman –> virgin mary pure –> must be respected and protected

Answer 13

You wanna go to work, Madonna?

Question 14

Eddie believes rodolfo shows no respect towards him, could be a way of eddie hiding his true feelings for catherine

Answer 14

If it was a prince came here for you it would be no different

Question 15

Contrast between views on eddie from beginning to end, beatrice refers to eddie a celestial pure idyllic being (controversial) , catherine sees eddie as a rat contrast from heavens to sewers

Answer 15

• mmm! Youre an angel!

- hes a rat! He belongs in the sewer!

Question 16

Sympathy for beatrice as eddie neglects and is dismissive of her, eddie spends too much time focusing on rodolfo and catherine, he forgets about his own relationship

Answer 16

-when am i gonna be a wife again eddie

Question 17

Beatrice stands up for herself, again realistic views, assertive character

Answer 17

You want somethin else, eddie and you can never have her!

Question 18

Beatrices wise words once again ignored, shows her position of importance and authority in the household, she had different values and views on justice than others, knows a storm is brewing

Answer 18

The truth is not as bad as blood, eddie!

Question 19

Beatrice recognises that she may never see catherine again after the wedding

Answer 19

Now go, go to your wedding, katie, ill stay home god bles your children

Question 20

Strrong feeling from catherine to eddie, wants his approval, distraught when she doesnt receive it

Answer 20

It just seems wrong if hes against it so much

Question 21

Conflicting opinions from eddie and beatrice about how she should see herself

Answer 21

• youre a baby, you dont understand these things

- youre not a baby anymore

Question 22

Catherine believes that beatrice doesnt treat eddie the way shes supposed to, maybe catherines strong and slightly inappropriate bond with eddie is to compensate for what beatrice isnt giving eddie

Answer 22

If i was a wide i would make a man happy instead of going at him all the time

Question 23

Eddie is concerned about rodolfos intentions, unlike marco he wishes to stay in america and hopefully become an american citizen, as opposed to sending money to marcos family

Answer 23

A snappy new jacket he buys, records, a pointy pair of new shoes and his brothers kids are starvin over there with tuberculosis?

Question 24

Marcos values of justice arise at the end, and disrespect for eddie way of treating rodolfo, appalled at eddie as he affected a familys life

Answer 24

• he degraded my brother. My blood.

- he killed my children! That one stole the food from my children!

Question 25

Alfieri notices eddies unhealthy relationship with his niece and inappropriate love, very blunt and realistic towards eddie, able to identify the root of the problem despite eddies efforts of denial, perhaps eddie is unaware of how to have a fatherly daughterly relationship as he doesnt have any children of his own, doesnt understand the boundaries of how to a love a familial figure, only ever known a sexual relationship, makes eddie victim of circumstances?

Answer 25

• she cant marry you, can she?

- there is too much love for the daughter, there is too much love for the niece

Question 26

Beatrices strength is underestimated by eddie, not obvious but her apparent omniscience and words of advice prove that she is in fact ‘stronger’ than many other characters, intelligent enough to recognise that they are collectively to blame, production young vic 2014 blood rain represents mutual guilt

Answer 26

Then we all belong in the garbage…we all done it

Question 27

Trial of strength between marco and eddie with the chair scene, shows his prowess to conquer eddie, could be a punishment for eddie bullying rodolfo in boxinng

Answer 27

Eddies grin vanishes as he absorbs his look

Question 28

One of the most important aspects of their unwritten code of honour is always to protect family, and by calling immigration, eddie commits the ultimate crime against his family and the community

Answer 28

A guy do a thing like that? Hows he ever gonna show his face?

Question 29

Said by alfieri in his opening monologue, introduces the theme of justice, foreshadowing fate of the playb

Answer 29

Oh there were many who were justly shot by unjust men. Justice is very important here.

Question 30

Marco seeks revenge, in sicily this is perfectly just to murder for revenge however in america he is not allowed to do what he thinks is right

Answer 30

In my country he would be dead now

Question 31

Eddie is quite antagonistic and cynical, doesnt trust people outside the family

Answer 31

The less you trust, the less you be sorry