Blood Brothers Flashcards
Giving up baby Edward
“How quickly an idea planted, can take root and grow into a plan”
“Give one to me”
“There’s a pact been sealed, there’s a deal been done”
“He’s gone up to heaven”
“You gave your baby away”
“You sold a son and you can’t tell anyone”
Class
“Cos me mam says” “Well, my mummy”
“He’s a friggin’ poshy”
“He was about to commit a serious crime” “It was more of a prank really”
“And do we blame superstition for what came to pass? Or could it be what we, the English have come to know as class”
Brothers
“We were born on the same day… that means we’re blood brothers”
“I will always defend my brother”
“Mam, this is my brother”
“That’s not me that’s Mickey”
Discovery
“He’s your brother. You had a twin brother. I couldn’t afford to keep both of you”
“Mickey waves at Edward with his gun hand. The gun explodes and blows Edward apart. Mickey turns to the police screaming the word “No”. They open fire and four guns explode, blowing Mickey away.”
Violence
And if you count from one to ten / You can get up off the ground again / It doesn’t matter / The whole thing’s just a game.
“There’s a man lies bleeding on the floor”
“You shot him, you shot him”
Foreshadowing
“And if you count from one to ten / You can get up off the ground again / It doesn’t matter / The whole thing’s just a game.”
“It’s just a secret, everybody has secrets, don’t you”