Tally's Blood Quotes - Memorising

Question 1

Santa Lucia

Answer 1

“Santa Lucia’ playing softly: sound of mourning bell”

~ Stage Directions

Question 2

Affection

Answer 2

“Massimo smiles with great affection, squeezes her cheek between his thumb and finger”

~ Stage Directions

Question 3

Pits

Answer 3

“The pits or the steelworks - that’s all there is round here.”

~ Rosinella

Question 4

Twelve Years

Answer 4

“Twelve years I’ve been married - and nothing. Me an Italian as well.”

~ Rosinella

Question 5

Scotch Girls

Answer 5

“These Scotch girls, they’re all the same”
“…so long as you marry your own kind”

~ Rosinella

Question 6

Not Our Country

Answer 6

“What’s it got to do with us? We just live here. It’s no even our country.”

~ Rosinella

Question 7

British

Answer 7

“I was born here. That makes me British.”

~ Franco

Question 8

Good

Answer 8

“Italians are good for this country. Who else is prepared to work till eleven o’clock every night, eh?”

~ Rosinella

Question 9

Lucky

Answer 9

“I always thought I was lucky. I had two countries. Now I feel I’ve got nowhere.”

~ Massimo

Question 10

Spare

Answer 10

“If you could spare two pound?”

~ Bridget

Question 11

Tallies

Answer 11

Noise of brick bashing against boards: the mob
“Fascist Pigs. Greasy Tallies.”

~ The Mob

Question 12

Arandora

Answer 12

“Arandora Star, we will never forget you.”

~ Massimo

Question 13

Tree

Answer 13

“We ran away.”
“…so we hid up a tree.”

~ Rosinella

Question 14

Works

Answer 14

“I don’t know anybody works so hard as the Italian men.”
Hughie in: with pail and mop

~ Rosinella & Stage Directions

Question 15

Poke

Answer 15

“She has slipped a couple of notes into the poke, gives it to Hughie”

~ Stage Directions

Question 16

Wish

Answer 16

“If you love someone, then maybe you ought to tell them. There might come a time when you look back and wish you had.”

~ Bridget

Question 17

Damage

Answer 17

“If you knew the damage you’ve caused.”

~ Bridget

Question 18

Never Had

Answer 18

“What about the child I never had?”
Rosinella now on her knees, blesses herself

~ Bridget & Stage Directions

Question 19

Coldly

Answer 19

“Massimo looking at her very coldly: no sympathy at all.”

~ Stage Directions

Question 20

Think

Answer 20

“You never think of anyone but yourself.”

~ Massimo

Question 21

Sorry

Answer 21

“Hughie son - I’m sorry.”

~ Rosinella

Question 22

Lovebirds

Answer 22

“…we want to be together forever, our hearts united - like two lovebirds, up a tree in spring.”

~ Hughie

Question 23

Plans

Answer 23

“You said you’ve got plans for Lucia.”

~ Rosinella

Question 24

Years

Answer 24

“I have waited years - YEARS - for Lucia. I have come for Lucia and I am not leaving without her.”

~ Hughie

Question 25

Heart

Answer 25

“That’s ma heart, Rosie. And he’s beating just for you.”

~ Massimo