Men Should Weep Key Quotations

Question 1

“Maggie: Oh stummicks! Stummicks! Am I no seek of folk an their stummicks!”

Act 1 Scene 1

Answer 1

Character – Maggie

Theme – poverty, role of women

Question 2

“Lily: Maggie hes she no got a pair of knickers tae her name?”

Act 1 Scene 1

Answer 2

Character – Lily
Theme – poverty
Relationship – Maggie and Lily

Question 3

“Maggie: He’s a man and I’m a woman! We’re flesh an’ blood.”

Act 1 Scene 1

Answer 3

Character – Maggie
Theme – love
Relationship – Maggie and John, Maggie and Lily

Question 4

“When very agitated Maggie “combs” her hair with her fingers.”

Act 1 Scene 1

Answer 4

Character - Maggie

Question 5

“Lily: I hope ye don’t think I’m envying you because you managed tae get the haud o a man. Look at ye! Dae ye ever run a comb through your hair?”

Act 1 - Scene 1

Answer 5

Character – Lily
Theme – love, role of women
Relationship – Maggie and Lily

Question 6

Maggie: “ye dry John? I’ll pit the kettle on.”

Act 1 Scene 1

Answer 6

Character – Maggie
Theme – role of women
Relationship – Maggie and John

Question 7

“John: I’d hae a system!
Together: He’d hae a system!”

Act 1 Scene 1

Answer 7

Character – John, Maggie, Lily
Theme – role of women, role of men
Relationship – Maggie and John, Lily and John

Question 8

“Alec: I love her but she disnae love me. When I want tae kiss her she shoves me aff.”

Act 1 Scene 2

Answer 8

Character – Alec, Isa
Theme – love
Relationship – Alec and Isa

Question 9

“Isa: Ach he wis a rotten tattie lang afore I was daft enough tae get landed with him.”

Act 1 Scene 2

Answer 9

Character – Isa, Alec
Theme – role of women, role of men, love
Relationship – Alec and Isa, Alec and Maggie

Question 10

“John: A wee bit Ayrshire bacon would go great with these…They exchange a look of greedy longing and lick their lips.”

Act 1 Scene 2

Answer 10

Character – John, Maggie

Theme - poverty

Question 11

“John: It strikes me it’s past time to be rough wi her… Jenny was aye a kind wee lassie.”

Act 1 Scene 2

Answer 11

Character – John, Jenny
Theme – role of men, role of women, (family) love, violence
Relationship – John and Jenny

Question 12

“She shakes herself free and she and John stand glaring at each other. Maggie watching fearfully.”

Act 1 Scene 2

Answer 12

Character – John, Jenny, Maggie
Theme – role of men, role of women, (family) love, violence
Relationship – John and Jenny

Question 13

“Jenny: I’m done wi the fruit and veg! Look what they done tae my hauns!”

Act 1 Scene 2

Answer 13

Character – Jenny

Theme – poverty, role of women

Question 14

“He shakes her roughly…John hits her across the face.”

Act 1 Scene 2

Answer 14

Character – John
Theme – role of men, (family) love, violence
Relationship – John and Jenny

Question 15

“for a brief moment [Jenny] faces him boldly, then he wilts…”

Act 1 Scene 2

Answer 15

Character – Jenny
Theme – role of women
Relationship – Joh and Jenny

Question 16

“Maggie: No it’s no bronchitis. It’s TB!”

Act 2 Scene 1

Answer 16

Theme – poverty

Question 17

“Maggie: Jenny, ye’ll no leave us, will ye?”
Jenny: (sighing) Aye, I’m gaun.”

Act 2 Scene 1

Answer 17

Character – Maggie, Jenny
Theme – role of women, (family) love
Relationship – Jenny and Maggie

Question 18

“John: (wretched) I thought ye’d have gaun.”

Act 2 Scene 1

Answer 18

Character – John
Theme – family love
Relationship – John and Jenny

Question 19

“John: she’s as guid as dead tae us.”

Act 2 Scene 1

Answer 19

Character – John
Theme – family love, role of women
Relationship – John and Jenny, John and Maggie

Question 20

“John: Aw we’ve done wrong is tae be born intae poverty…whiles it turns ye intae a wild animal…”

Act 2 Scene 1

Answer 20

Character – John

Theme – role of men, poverty

Question 21

“Isa: You’re no the only pebble on my beach by a long chalk.”

Act 2 Scene 2

Answer 21

Character – Isa
Theme – Love
Relationship – Alec and Isa

Question 22

“[Alec] gets a hold of her by the throat. She makes strangling noises. He panics. Drops her.”

Act 2 Scene 2

Answer 22

Character – Alec, Isa
Theme – Love, violence, role of men
Relationship – Alec and Isa

Question 23

“Isa: Love! Hee-haw! There’s nae sich thing!”

Act 2 Scene 2

Answer 23

Character – Isa
Theme – Love
Relationship – Alec and Isa

Question 24

“Maggie: Rin doon quick and get a gill o whiskey… An get a packet o Woodbine tae…”

Act 2 Scene 2

Answer 24

Character – Maggie, Alec
Theme – (family) love, poverty, role of women
Relationship – Maggie and Alec

Question 25

“John: it’s no ma fault! I’ve been out lookin for work.”

Act 2 Scene 2

Answer 25

Character – John
Theme – role of men, role of women, poverty
Relationship – Maggie and John

Question 26

“Maggie: “oh yous men – big saft idiots the lot of ye.”

Act 2 Scene 2

Answer 26

Character – Maggie
Theme – role of men
Relationship – Maggie and John

Question 27

“Maggie: (screaming at Ernie) Look at yer new boots! (She seizes him. Shakes him.)

Act 2 Scene 2

Answer 27

Character – Maggie

Theme – (family) love, violence, poverty

Question 28

“new football boots…new dress…Maggie:…he’s waitin on his Daddy, wha’s oot at the shops!”

Act 3

Answer 28

Character – Maggie
Theme – poverty, role of men, role of women, (family)/Love
Relationship – Maggie and John

Question 29

(Maggie has torn off all the paper and brought out a red hat…she is quite overcome…)

Act 3

Answer 29

Character – Maggie
Theme – poverty, role of men, role of women, love
Relationship – Maggie and John

Question 30

“Maggie: Ye can close the doors o your heart on him and once you’ve done that tae yer man, batterin will no get him back in.”

Act 3

Answer 30

Character – Maggie
Theme –role of men, role of women, love
Relationship – Maggie and John

Question 31

“([Alec] is on the floor rocking himself like a baby and weeping.)”

Act 3

Answer 31

Character – Alec
Theme – love, role of men, role of women, violence
Relationship – Alec and Isa

Question 32

“(Over his shoulder [Isa] is sneering, at the same time stroking the back of his head.)”

Act 3

Answer 32

Character – Isa
Theme – love, role of men, role of women, violence
Relationship – Alec and Isa

Question 33

“Maggie: Lily, I’ve said it often tae ye…whaur would I be wi’oot ye?”

Act 3

Answer 33

Character – Maggie, Lily
Theme – (family) love, poverty, role of women
Relationship – Maggie and Lily

Question 34

“Jenny: Mammy seems tae think they’re letting Bertie hame, but they’re no. No here. No tae this.”

Act 3

Answer 34

Character – Jenny, Maggie
Theme – poverty, (family) love
Relationship – Maggie and Jenny

Question 35

“(holding out her fat roll of notes.)”

Act 3

Answer 35

Character - Jenny

Question 36

“John: Ye can tak that back tae yer fancy man. We’re wantin’ nane of yer whore’s winnins here.”

Act 3

Answer 36

Character – Jenny
Theme – poverty, love, role of women
Relationship – Jenny and John, Jenny and Maggie

Question 37

“Maggie: (with uncharacteristic force)

Act 3

Answer 37

Character – Maggie
Theme – role of women
Relationship – Maggie and John

Question 38

“Coming right up to him and completing his humiliation before Lily and Jenny.)

Act 3

Answer 38

Character – Maggie
Theme – role of women, role of men
Relationship – Maggie and John

Question 39

“John has sunk into a chair. He covers his face with his hands.”

Act 3

Answer 39

Character – John
Theme – role of men
Relationship – Maggie and John

Question 40

“Jenny: Daddy forget it! It disnae matter!”

Act 3

Answer 40

Character – Jenny
Theme – (family) love, role of men, role of women
Relationship – Jenny and John

Question 41

“Maggie: I can manage him…I can aye manage him.”

Act 3

Answer 41

Character – Maggie, John
Theme – love, role of women, role of men
Relationship – Maggie and John