Blood Brothers Quotes Flashcards
“Tell me it’s not…
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
“There’s a stone…
in place of her heart”
Mrs Johnstone
Shows the tragedy
“Sexier than…
“Twice the size of…
Marilyn Monroe”
Mrs Johnstone
Shows the effect having so many kids had
“By the time I was 25,…
I looked like 42”
Mrs Johnstone
Shows the effect having so many kids had
“you never put…
new shoes on the table”
Mrs Johnstone
Shows Mrs J is superstitious
“You’d be able to…
see him everyday”
Mrs Lyons
Shows her dishonesty
“He’d have all his…
own toys”
Mrs Lyons
Shows how different his life would be
“Silver trays to take…
meals on”
Mrs Lyons
Shows how much more priviliged he’d be
“Mrs J, we must make this, erm,..
a binding agreement”
Mrs Lyons
Shows how bad a person she is, trying to pin Mrs J down to an agreement
“Never sure who’s at the door or…
the price I’ll have to pay”
Mrs Johnstone
Shows how she is reckless and lands herself into bad situations
“You swore on…
the Bible”
Mrs Lyons
Shows how she takes advantage of Mrs J’s beliefs/superstitions
“You’ll be locked up. You…
sold your baby”
Mrs Lyons
Shows how she manipulates/scares Mrs J
“He’s [the devil] creeping…
down your hall”
Narrator
Shows the imminence of the tragedy
“Are you…
soft?”
MIckey
Shows the difference between the two’s upbringing, through the surprise shown by Mickey
“You say…
smashing things”
Edward
Shows how naive and innocent he is
“Daddy, how do you spell…
bogeyman”
Edward
Shows his naivity
“Because you’re not the…
same as him”
Mrs Lyons
Shows her arrogance/priviliged attitude
“You learn…
filth from them”
Mrs Lyons
Shows her attitude towards the lower class
“like a horrible little boy, like…
them”
Mrs Lyons
Shows she looks down on the lower class
“You’re a…
fuckoff!”
Edward
Shows the effect Mickey has had on him
“Adolf…
Hitler”
Edward
Shows his naivity
“You keep him in order, missis, or…
it’ll be court for you”
Policeman (to Mrs J)
Shows attitude towards poorer people
“Make sure he keeps with…
his own kind”
Policeman (to Mrs Lyons)
Shows attitude towards richer people, through his leniency and “own kind”
“Pick up a picture of…
the Pope”
(Mrs Johnstone)
Shows she is religious
“No one gets off without…
the price being paid”
Conductor
Shows the certainty of what will happen
“He produces a…
knife to the conductor”
(Sammy)
Shows his violent tendencies, which may have impacted Mickey
“Talk of
Oxbridge”
Teacher
Shows the better education he is recieving
“Just how the hell do you…
hope to get a job”
Teacher
Shows the contrasts between the two’s education
“It’s just a secret,…
everybody has secrets”
Edward
Shows how everyone is keeping things from eachother
“Gis
a ciggie?”
Mickey
Shows how he’s lost innocence
“oh, I don’t…
smoke actually”
Edward
Shows his innocence
“Is it money…
you want?”
Mrs Lyons
Shows she thinks money can solve her problems, even offers “thousands”
“Tits. Tits,…
tits, tits, tits, tits”
Edward
Shows he’s maturing
“Linda is caught…
in the middle”
Shows how she is collateral damage
“And you don’t even notice the…
broken bottles in the sand”
Narrator
Shows the signs were there, but when you’re young you’re too naive to notice
“Let’s forget about…
bloody jobs”
Edward
Shows his privilige has made him inconsiderate
“He tries to throw some…
notes into Mickey’s hands”
(Edward)
Shows he’s trying to solve his problems with money
“No. I don’t want your…
money, stuffit”
Mickey
Shows how he doesn’t want to feel weak
“We don’t use…
the shooters”
Sammy
Shows how he’s a bad influence, getting Mickey into a dangerous situation
“Fifty quid for…
an hours work”
Sammy
Shows he’s taking advantage of Mickey’s situation
£50 in 1980 is over £250 today
“Then marry…
me”
Edward
Shows he is willing to betray Mickey
“That’s why I take them. …
So I can be invisible”
Mickey
Shows he is broken and has lost all confidence
“The devil’s got…
your number”
Narrator
Shows the certainty of what will happen
“How come you got everythin’ and…
I got nothing”
Mickey
Shows how life isn’t fair
“I could have…
been him!”
Mickey
Shows how one moment had changed his life
