Jerusalem character context quotes

Lord of Misrule

‘You missed a classic night, son. Everyone was there.’- Lee

Falstaff

‘See that sign? What does it say?’- Johnny

Romanticism

‘This wood is called Rooster’s Wood.’- Johnny

Lord Byron/Byronic hero

‘Johnny sets fire to the notice’

Robin Hood

‘Marky needs that next. You in prison for ten fucking years’- Dawn

Richard III

‘All Byron Boys are born with teeth’- Johnny

Peter

‘I have literally never heard such bollocks in my life’- Ginger

Phaedra in Greek Mythology

‘She in your dreams, boy? She in your dreams?’- Johnny

Greek Chorus

‘In a bag. Just swimming back and forth’- Phaedra

Romeo and Juliet prologue

‘She sings ‘Werewolf’ by Barry Dransfield’

New Beginnings

‘The world turns. And it turns. And it moves on and you don’t. You’re still here.’- Dawn