tally blood explain

Question 1

explain (now you listen to be good, sonThese Scotch girls, they’re all the same. They just go out with you for one thing. Because your faither’s got a shop and they think you’ve got money)

Answer 1

this shows rosinellas first signs of prejudice against Scottish girls and how she stereotypes them as gold diggers and not having good morals

Question 2

explain (It’s one thing to play around with them, so long as you marry your own kind)

Answer 2

this shows that Rosinellas doesn’t see that what Franco and Bridget , Franco girlfriend, have is a committed relationship and think that their relationship will be a brief time thing before he goes of to marry an Italian girl.

Question 3

explain (“Do you think if Italian girls were allowed out - if they got doing all the things you girls do - do you think for one minute Franco would’ve looked twice at?)

Answer 3

this shows shows that Rosinella believes that that Franco is only with Bridget because Italians girl have better morals to not go out but when they do Franco will leave Bridget to be with one of them

Question 4

explain (“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.”)

Answer 4

this quote shows that Rosinella is suggesting to Bridget that her and Franco relationship doesn’t mean anything, Franco is only using her for sex and when he gets bored, he will move onto a different girl. this Shows Rosinellas cruelty towards Bridget and how she doesn’t care if she hurts her feelings.

Question 5

explain (I don’t know anybody works so hard as the Italian men.

Hughie in: with pail and mop)

Answer 5

here the stage directions shows that even though Rosinella is trying to say that Italian boys are better than Scottish boys, Di Mambro is proving her wrong by showing Hughie do all the work in Massimo shop and has been for years without complaining.

Question 6

explain (“You think I brought you up to throw yourself away on the likes of him?”)

Answer 6

this quote tells us that even though Hughie has known Rosinella his whole life and she knows what a good person he is she still docent thing that her is good enough for Lucia as he is Scottish

Question 7

explain (“ …You see I thought Franco didn’t love me. You told me that. And I believed you. That’s the reason I did what I did that night.)

Answer 7

this quote is especially important as its Shows that Bridget had aborted Francos baby because of Rosinella saying that he didn’t love her and now Bridget is giving Rosinella all the blame which makes Rosinella understands the actions of prejudice

Question 8

explain (Rosinella now on her knees, blesses herself)

Answer 8

this stage directions shows Rosinellas reaction to finding out about the abortion and she is asking God to forgive her as she also believes that the abortion is all her fault

Question 9

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