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Blood Brothers Quotes Flashcards

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1
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“Tell me it’s not…

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true say it’s just a story”

Mrs Johnstone

Shows the tragedy of the play, how it’s put her in denial
Powerful as it’s the opening of the play

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2
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“There’s a stone…

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in place of her heart”

Mrs Johnstone

Shows the tragedy

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3
Q

“Sexier than…
“Twice the size of…

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Marilyn Monroe”

Mrs Johnstone

Shows the effect having so many kids had

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4
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“By the time I was 25,…

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I looked like 42”

Mrs Johnstone

Shows the effect having so many kids had

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5
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“you never put…

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new shoes on the table”

Mrs Johnstone

Shows Mrs J is superstitious

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6
Q

“You’d be able to…

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see him everyday”

Mrs Lyons

Shows her dishonesty

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7
Q

“He’d have all his…

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own toys”

Mrs Lyons

Shows how different his life would be

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8
Q

“Silver trays to take…

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meals on”

Mrs Lyons

Shows how much more priviliged he’d be

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9
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“Mrs J, we must make this, erm,..

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a binding agreement”

Mrs Lyons

Shows how bad a person she is, trying to pin Mrs J down to an agreement

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10
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“Never sure who’s at the door or…

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the price I’ll have to pay”

Mrs Johnstone

Shows how she is reckless and lands herself into bad situations

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11
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“You swore on…

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the Bible”

Mrs Lyons

Shows how she takes advantage of Mrs J’s beliefs/superstitions

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12
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“You’ll be locked up. You…

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sold your baby”

Mrs Lyons

Shows how she manipulates/scares Mrs J

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13
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“He’s [the devil] creeping…

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down your hall”

Narrator

Shows the imminence of the tragedy

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14
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“Are you…

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soft?”

MIckey

Shows the difference between the two’s upbringing, through the surprise shown by Mickey

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15
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“You say…

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smashing things”

Edward

Shows how naive and innocent he is

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16
Q

“Daddy, how do you spell…

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bogeyman”

Edward

Shows his naivity

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17
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“Because you’re not the…

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same as him”

Mrs Lyons

Shows her arrogance/priviliged attitude

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18
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“You learn…

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filth from them”

Mrs Lyons

Shows her attitude towards the lower class

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19
Q

“like a horrible little boy, like…

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them”

Mrs Lyons

Shows she looks down on the lower class

20
Q

“You’re a…

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fuckoff!”

Edward

Shows the effect Mickey has had on him

21
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“Adolf…

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Hitler”

Edward

Shows his naivity

22
Q

“You keep him in order, missis, or…

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it’ll be court for you”

Policeman (to Mrs J)

Shows attitude towards poorer people

23
Q

“Make sure he keeps with…

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his own kind”

Policeman (to Mrs Lyons)

Shows attitude towards richer people, through his leniency and “own kind”

24
Q

“Pick up a picture of…

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the Pope”

(Mrs Johnstone)

Shows she is religious

25
Q

“No one gets off without…

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the price being paid”

Conductor

Shows the certainty of what will happen

26
Q

“He produces a…

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knife to the conductor”

(Sammy)

Shows his violent tendencies, which may have impacted Mickey

27
Q

“Talk of

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Oxbridge”

Teacher

Shows the better education he is recieving

28
Q

“Just how the hell do you…

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hope to get a job”

Teacher

Shows the contrasts between the two’s education

29
Q

“It’s just a secret,…

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everybody has secrets”

Edward

Shows how everyone is keeping things from eachother

30
Q

“Gis

A

a ciggie?”

Mickey

Shows how he’s lost innocence

31
Q

“oh, I don’t…

A

smoke actually”

Edward

Shows his innocence

32
Q

“Is it money…

A

you want?”

Mrs Lyons

Shows she thinks money can solve her problems, even offers “thousands”

33
Q

“Tits. Tits,…

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tits, tits, tits, tits”

Edward

Shows he’s maturing

34
Q

“Linda is caught…

A

in the middle”

Shows how she is collateral damage

35
Q

“And you don’t even notice the…

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broken bottles in the sand”

Narrator

Shows the signs were there, but when you’re young you’re too naive to notice

36
Q

“Let’s forget about…

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bloody jobs”

Edward

Shows his privilige has made him inconsiderate

37
Q

“He tries to throw some…

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notes into Mickey’s hands”

(Edward)

Shows he’s trying to solve his problems with money

38
Q

“No. I don’t want your…

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money, stuffit”

Mickey

Shows how he doesn’t want to feel weak

39
Q

“We don’t use…

A

the shooters”

Sammy

Shows how he’s a bad influence, getting Mickey into a dangerous situation

40
Q

“Fifty quid for…

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an hours work”

Sammy

Shows he’s taking advantage of Mickey’s situation
£50 in 1980 is over £250 today

41
Q

“Then marry…

A

me”

Edward

Shows he is willing to betray Mickey

42
Q

“That’s why I take them. …

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So I can be invisible”

Mickey

Shows he is broken and has lost all confidence

43
Q

“The devil’s got…

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your number”

Narrator

Shows the certainty of what will happen

44
Q

“How come you got everythin’ and…

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I got nothing”

Mickey

Shows how life isn’t fair

45
Q

“I could have…

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been him!”

Mickey

Shows how one moment had changed his life

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