Blood Brothers Flashcards
(100 cards)
What does Mrs. Johnstone represent?
the struggles of the working class
What does Mrs. Lyons represent?
the manipulative and exploitative nature of the middle class
What does Mickey represent?
growing up in working class and the average working class man
What does Eddie represent?
Growing up in middle class and the average middle class man
What does Sammy represent?
the negative working class stereotype
What are some major themes in Blood Brothers?
Superstition
Class disparity
predetermined fate due to society
Give 4 quotations to do with Mrs. Johnstone.
Wouldn’t have to worry where his next meal was coming from
why don’t you buy a new house near us? - Eddie Just like that? - Mrs. J
I don’t want your money. I’ve made a life out here
Tell me it’s not true, say it’s just a story
Give 4 quotations to do with Mrs. Lyons.
Silver trays to take meals on
I must have my baby. We made an agreement, a bargain. You swore on the Bible
Don’t you realise what a crime that is? You’ll be locked up. You sold your baby”
I took him but I never made him mine
Give 4 quotations to do with Mickey.
It used to just be sweets and ciggies he gave me…Now it’s a job and a house
You won’t be saying that when you can’t get a job - teacher
I’d crawl back to that job for half the pay and double the hours
While no one was looking I grew up. An’ u didn’t because you didn’t need to
Give 4 quotations to do with Eddie.
Take as many as you want
Talk of Oxbridge
Why…why is a job so important?
That was kids’ stuff Eddie…But i suppose you still are a kid, aren’t ye?
Give 3 quotations to do with Linda.
Who’d tell the girl in the middle of the pair the price she’ll pay just for being there
There’s a girl inside a the woman who’s waiting to get free
And wonders what the price would be / for letting the young girl out
Give 4 quotations to do with Sammy.
He’s a friggin’ poshie
I’m gonna get a real gun soon
It doesn’t matter the whole thing’s just a game
It’s not a toy y’know…We’re not playing games
Give 4 quotations to do with The Narrator.
As like each other as two new pins
A serious crime (mickey) vs. more of a prank, really (Eddie) - policeman
Make sure he keeps with his own kind - policeman
You don’t even notice the broken bottles in the sand / the oil in the water
Give 4 quotations to do with Money.
A debt is a debt and must be paid
You sold your baby
We made an agreement, a bargain
No one gets off without the price being paid
Take as many as you want
Give 3 quotations to do with Fate/Destiny.
The devil’s got your number
Like Marilyn Monroe
Who’d dare tell the lambs in spring, what fate the later seasons bring
Give 4 quotations to do with Superstition.
you know what will happen, don’t you? you do know what they say about twins, secretly parted, don’t you?
they say that if either twin learns that he was once a pair, they shall both immediately die
Wherever I go you’ll be just behind me… like a shadow
Do we blame superstition for what came to pass, or could it be…class?
Give 4 quotations to do with class.
How come you got everythin’ and I got nothin’?
Don’t you know what a dictionary is?
You’re not the same as him
Boys like that
What are recurring symbols and motifs in the musical?
Dancing to signify enjoyment (sexual)
Premature aging to signify the heavy burdens and difficult lives
debt having to be paid off
Give 4 quotations to do with Dancing.
We went dancing…no more dancing… they go dancing
he’s even started dancing, secret dancing
His mind’s gone dancing
They (tablets) stop his mind from dancing
Give 3 quotations to do with premature aging.
By the time I was twenty five, I looked like forty two
he’s feeling fifteen years older
there’s a girl inside the woman, who’s waiting to get free
As 1 each other as two 2 pins
1) like
2) new
As like each 1 as 2 new 3
1) other
2) two
3) pins
1 Marilyn Monroe
1) like
like 1 2
1) Marilyn
2) Monroe