Drama Coursework-Blood Brothers Willy Russell - Examine the roles of the female characters.

... Drama Coursework-Blood Brothers Willy Russell Examine the roles of the female characters. In Willy Russell's blood brothers the strong characters are the women, Mrs Lyons, Mrs Johnstone and Linda; they all play important roles, whereas the weak characters such as Mr Lyons and the absent Mr Johnstone are males. The play opens with the lines, "Tell me it's not true, Say it's just a story" This is sung in a mournful tone to emphasise its tragic meaning. This instantly tells the audience that the play has a tragic ending and that Mrs Johnstone wants to deny that the tragedy has happened; it is as if she is looking to the audience to justify the ending and the deaths of her sons. The narrator then goes on to give a brief version of the story, starting with the lines, "Did you ever hear the tale of the Johnston twins?" A prologue that gives a brief version of the story is

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