Sailmaker PRELIM Flashcards
Memorise quotes for each theme in the play
1
Q
Grief
x4
A
- Ah’ve got a bit of bad news for ye son… Yet mammy’s dead
- Ah’ll make a cuppa tea
- I was standing there, crying… Real, big, deep sobs
- He’s no very good at cookin
2
Q
Family relationships
x4
A
• Ah could paint it if ye like
• Did you gamble with that bursary money?
• Can ye no tell me anythin? Think ah came fae another planet
That was a great poem he made up
3
Q
Social class x2
A
- Be a buncha snobs at the school anyway. As toffeenosed wee shites
- Goin tae a good school. Go on tae the university. Decent job
4
Q
Religion
x3
A
- Ah just sorta… Liked it
- Next thing ye’ll be carryin a rosary and crossing yerself
• Why didn’t she ask me something straightforward? // who carried Christ’s cross on the way to calvary?
5
Q
Yaught symbol
x1
A
• Ah always meant to, just… // Just never did // Story a ma life”
6
Q
Broken mirror symbol
x2
A
- Does me fine for shavin
* The two half’s don’t sit right
7
Q
Cellophane symbol
x1
A
• Wonder how it works. Where the colour goes
