How does Russell draw the attention of the audience towards this central theme in Blood Brothers?

... Willy Russell is interested in the effect that environment and family have on people's lives and opportunities. How does Russell draw the attention of the audience towards this central theme in Blood Brothers? During the past few weeks, I have been studying the work of Willy Russell. His play "Blood Brothers" is about two twins separated at birth and how the play follows their very different lives. In this essay, I will be looking at how Russell's life has affected his writing in this play. I will be explaining how Russell draws the attention of his audience to the effect that family and environment have on people's lives and opportunities. I will look at how he uses character, language, humour, plot and staging devises to emphasise this theme. So, now I am going to analyse the way that Russell uses character to show the effect that family and environment have on

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