Blood Brothers

Question 1

Nature vs Nurture Quotes

Answer 1

• “As like each other as two new pins/Of one womb born, on the self same day.”

Question 2

• “As like each other as two new pins/Of one womb born, on the self same day.”

Answer 2

• prologue, ensures audience knows depth of connection between twins due to nature/genetics
• By telling audiences this at the start, it allows them to watch this connection tested as the play unfolds; this challenges the nature versus nurture debate

The comparison of new pins with the twins is emphasised by the rhyme, highlighting the theme of nature (genetics)

Here, Russell emphasises to the audience that the boys are naturally similar

The idiomatic expression: like two new pins, emphasises the boys’ innocence and similarities: he implies they are unspoilt, foreshadowing the influence of nurture (upbringing)