Rosinella Quotes Flashcards
Rosinella showing her prejudice towards Scottish girls
ROSINELLA: “These Scotch girls, they’re all the same. They just go out with you for one thing.”
Rosinellas views on who Italian men dating Scottish girls
ROSINELLA: “But it’s one thing to play around with them so long as you marry your own kind. You watch none of them catches you. That’s the kind of thing they do here.”
Rosinella urging her husband to speak to Franco about Bridget.
ROSINELLA: “Listen Massimo, you’ll need to have a word with Franco about that lassie.”
Rosinellas suspicions of Bridget when Franco announces he has signed up for the army
ROSINELLA: “Somebody’s put him up to this. And I think I know who she is.”
Rosinella telling Bridget that Franco doesn’t care for her
ROSINELLA: “Franco, he’s Italian, he’s played around a wee bit with some scotch girls- so what? You’re no the first and you’ll no be the last.”
Rosinella telling Bridget that Franco only pays attention to her because Scottish girls behave scandalously
ROSINELLA: “Do you think if Italien girls were allowed out- if they got doing all the things you girls do- you think for a minute Franco would’ve looked twice at you?”
Rosinellas obliviousness as to why Franco sent her letter to Bridget
ROSINELLA: “I wonder why he sent it to you? It must be because he knows I cannie read.”
Rosinellas outrage at Hughie asking Lucia to his brothers wedding
ROSINELLA: “He’s asked you- to go with him!/ The cheek of him!/ Who does he think he is anyway!”
Rosinella being proud of her Italian heritage
ROSINELLA: “Italians are good for this country… we stick together, pay our own way, stick to the laws. What more do they want?”
The impact Rosinellas prejudice had on Bridget
BRIDGET: “You made me believe I was nothing to him- just a wee Scottish tart for him to practice on.”
Rosinella being confronted about her selfish behaviour
MASSIMO: “To hell with everything except what YOU want.”
Rosinella putting her family first
MASSIMO: “Last year when I gave you money for a coat you bought jumpers to send Italy.”
