Noughts And Crosses

Question 1

Plot summary of noughts and crosses

Answer 1

noughts and crosses ian alternate reality play where the world is rules by crosses (black) and noughts are oppressed (white) the story follows sephy and callum who have been friends since childhood, but struggle to maintain that bond as racism, violence, and political tension grows around them. As they fall in love, their relationship is tested by hatred, adn family expectations. Callum joins a violent rebel ground and the play ends in tragedy as their dream of being together is crushed by the world they live in.

Question 2

Describe Sephy

Answer 2

cross girl from a powerful political family, kind, hopeful. Torn between family loyalty, and love for callum

Question 3

Describe callum

Answer 3

Noughts boy, starts off hopeful, grows bitter, due to racism, and injustice, struggles with identity, turns to violence

Question 4

Describe jasmine

Answer 4

sephys alcoholic mother, unhappy, more sympathetic than her husband

Question 5

Describe kamal

Answer 5

Sephys father, strict racist, politician. Values power and control

Question 6

Describe Jude

Answer 6

callums angry and rebellious brother who gradually becomes dangerous

Question 7

Describe Ryan

Answer 7

callum’s father who is executed for being wrongly accused of terrorist attack

Question 8

Describe Meggie

Answer 8

callums mom, wants peace, is powerless in a divided society

Question 9

Important theme in noughts and crosses?

Answer 9

-discrimination and equality.
-the play explores racism and inequality, tears apart relationships and communities. Justice cant exist in a community based on discrimination

Question 10

Protest and change in noughts and crosses

Answer 10

-Play explores violent vs nonviolent protests
-Callums family with the LM (liberation militia)
-sephys choice with her personal actions

Question 11

What does noughts and crosses show?

Answer 11

THE STORY SHOWS HOW EACH PROTEST LEADS TO CHANGE AND IF LOVE CAN SURVIVE IN A DIVIDED WORLD