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Lovers
On the following slides you will find useful quotes under the plays main themes. Remember the themes can overlap and therefore some of the quotes can also be relevant in discussing a variety of the themes. Use the quotes that you feel best demonstrate your points.
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The nuns at Mags school are depicted as dogmatic, authoritarian and inflexible. Interestingly the priests in Joes school are shown in a slightly better light than the nuns. His school is run by the clergy of the diocese not by an order so the implication is that they are marginally more human and open minded. However, Father Kelly is depicted as dogmatic, authoritarian and inflexible.
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Mag: And at home last week, every time I heard the convent bell, I cried: I felt so lost. I would have given anything to be a part of them to be in the middle of them. Pg.46.
This quote represents Mags isolation as she has been ostracised by her school and the community and even by her parents
Mag: My God, the things they said to me they seared my soul forever- Pg. 19.
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Mags pregnancy has forced the young lovers to conform to societys expectations. Mags romantic rhetoric contrasts with Joes pragmatic attitude towards his studies. Mag has doubts about marriage to Joe and her future happiness. She needs reassurance. Mag gives an insight into the dysfunctional marriage of her parents and is determined not to end up like them. Joes angry outbursts reveal a deep-rooted resentment at finding himself caught in the predicament of having to get married because of Mags pregnancy.
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We gain an insight into the dysfunctional marriage of the Brennans. Joe indicates that as married people get older they hardly love each other, yet stick together out of loyalty. We are made increasingly aware of the big differences between Mag and Joe. We see flashes of bitterness and doubt between them.
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Joes outburst highlights the difference between the characters attitudes and priorities towards education. Joe even insults Mag here highlighting a resentment and lack of respect towards her.
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A couple who suffer from the kind of repression that Andy and Hanna suffer from cannot have a healthy love. Andy and Hanna have a dysfunctional marriage. We discover this in Andys opening monologue. Andy takes us backwards in time to show us why this has happened. Hanna has to look after her invalid mother. She has conformed to societys expectations. If Hanna was to put her invalid mother into a home she would suffer from guilt and societys disapproval would compound this feeling. This is a complex predicament. This is her mother, the woman who gave her life and brought her up in the Catholic faith. She would have been all too aware of her responsibilities and of the sanctity of the family. She is also bound in some ways to be very close to her mother; after all she rarely saw much of her father when he was alive. Her mother would have had a big influence in her formative years. Indeed you could almost say she brought Hanna up single-handedly. Hanna does feel trapped however.
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interrupted by Cissys nightly visits and Mrs Wilsons bell whenever she wants attention or if she is suspicious of what Andy and Hanna are up to downstairs.
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conforms to the role of a supportive husband. His life has become one of quiet acceptance. Hanna continues with her obligation to look after her mother.
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Well Done! You have now completed some of the revision on the themes and quotes from Lovers. However, please read the full notes as they give a great insight into the characters and aspects to consider as a director and actor.
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