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Themes, Ideas and Messages MatchUp

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Drag the top boxes to their matching pair. You must match all the pairs before clicking ‘Check!’ Match up the quotations with the relevant analysis. This quiz focuses on AO1 (Read, understand and respond to texts) and AO2 (Analyse the language, form and structure).

The theme of violence is shown here. This quotation is full of foreshadowing, adding poignancy through the irony created.
The theme of social class is shown here and the difficulties faced by working-class people. Their emotional and physical needs come second to earning money.
The theme of social class is shown in this quotation. It is suggested that working-class people don't have control over their lives and live under constant threat.
The theme of social class is shown in this quotation. We see that she has a lot of children, and it is implied that she struggles to feed them all. The difficulties of her life are shown in her appearance.
The theme of fate is shown here. There is a definite sense that you can't escape your fate; no matter what you do, it will catch up with you. 
The theme of superstition is shown in this quotation. The list of superstitions that bring bad luck tells us that there is going to be a lot of bad luck for the characters. 
The theme of social class is shown here. Willy Russell is clearly showing us the injustice surrounding social class in the different ways Mrs Johnstone and the Lyons are treated by authority figures. 
The theme of social class is shown here. It is suggested that different upbringings create different types of people, with working-class children inferior to children of higher social classes – a message obviously taught to the children.
The theme of violence is shown in this quotation. Although the children are playing, the violence is extreme.

'By the time I was twenty-five, I looked like forty-two, With seven hungry mouths to feed and one more nearly due.'

Act 1, p. 6


'Havin' babies, it's like clockwork to me. I'm back on me feet an' workin' the next day, y'know.'

Act 1, p. 9


'There's shoes upon the table an' a joker in the pack. The salt's been spilled and a looking glass cracked. There's one lone magpie overhead.'

Act 1, p. 9


'Living on the never never, Constant as the changing weather, Never sure Who's at the door Or the price I'll have to pay.'

Act 1, p. 17


'Now y' know the devil's got your number, Y' know he's gonna find y', Y' know he's right behind y', He's staring through your windows He's creeping down the hall.'

Act 1, p. 23


'I've told you never to go where that boy – where boys like that live... Because, because you're not the same as him. You're not'

Act 1, p. 36


'As he draws his gun on Sammy, Sammy produces a bazooka and blows him off the stage.'

Act 1, p. 38


'The music tails off as we see the Policeman confronting Mr Lyons. The Policeman has removed his helmet and holds a glass of Scotch.'

Act 1, p. 48


'I don't wanna die.'

Act 1, p. 41



This is your 1st attempt! You get 3 marks for each one you get right. Good luck!

Pass Mark
75%