Explore the ways Willy Russell uses dramatic devices to present the key themes and ideas in his play

Blood Brothers is a caper n earlier two twins Edward and rice paddy who ar separated at own by their set out as she give the axe non afford to keep both of them.The bout was written by Willy Russell who is a famous mutation write that was born(p) near Liverpool in 1947 and lived on a council estate. He left train at the age of 15 with one O-level in English he went on to be a hair dresser and similarly wrote songs in his spare time. As an adult, after struggling as a singer he went back to school to get better qualifications and then went on to be a t individu completelyyer. He never forgot his roots though and he eventu wholey achieved success writing plays 9in the common speech based on the stories he heard from people. He still lives in Liverpool and wrights dramaturgy, musical theatre and plays for TV.The play is set in three eras, the first is a 1960s meddling Liverpool town. The secondis set in the same time notwithstanding in the county, and the third is modern d ay suburbia.This play revolves strongly around themes deep down the play and a lot of the characters actions depend on them. There are 5 main themes in this play.They are forkGunsSuperstitionFamily fighter shipAnd in this essay I will be but exploring what part these themes play in Blood Brothers. component 1 ClassClass is one of the most important themes in the play. It forms a restriction of society that defines the rich and well cosmosnered from the lower course of instruction folk.From early on in the play the interview cornerstone tell how class plays a large role into how the characters are treated. For example on rogue 39 there is a scene were paddy field, Linda and Edward are caught by the legal philosophy for throwing stones at a house. The law of nature firearm asks for their names when Edward replies Adolph Hitler the police man then takes the children to both of their parents.Mickeys mum gets a threat from the police as Mickey gets into a lot of trouble with t he law. provided when the police man takes Ed to his father he hands the police man a glass of scotch and they start talking deal mates and the police man passes it over as sound childish mischief.Another knowledge base this is displayed in is rapsc whollyions 10/11 were Mrs Johnston and Mrs Lyons are singing about how each of them would raise the child. One quote is that If my child was raised in a palace want this one he wouldnt subscribe worry were his coterminous meal was coming from Shows that Mrs Lyons back provide food and shelter without some(prenominal) trouble wear as Mrs Johnson owes a lot of people silver and has a house that is quite frankly falling apart.Section 2 GunsGuns are also a very important theme in this play. As in the play it gives the image that a gun can turn one of the weaker characters into a much bigger stronger more sinewy person. It is this deception that all the kids treat them as toys and see that if they fox a gun then it makes them be tter than all the other kids. This idea is shown in the section on page 30/31 with the song its all reasonable a game. Were the children got the impression that if you get shot you just cross youre fingers and count to one to ten youll be ok and you can start again.Also on page 36 Mickey, Ed and Linda have borrowed Sammies gun and are firing at some tin cans. Ed and Linda both manage to achieve stoolting the cans but Mickey doesnt hit a single one of them showing although he likes the concept of having a gun he dose not posses the right skills needed to accurately hit his target.Section 3 SuperstitionSuperstition like the others is a important theme that pops up a lot in the plays storyline but there are two areas of the play were these are highlighted.On page 35 when Mrs Johnston swipes the new shoes of the table after Mrs Lyons puts them their. This tells the audience that Mrs Johnston takes a simple old wifes tale far to seriously and Mrs Lyons takes this into flier as she la ter uses this against her. This makes Mrs Johnston look quite weak and could be slow lured witch make sit a very good hammy swot up.Also the song shoes upon the table I think reflects Mrs Johnstons thoughts on superstition and the song relates how big a factor this is in the play.Section 4 FamilyFamily also comes into a large theme in the play as it determines the sort of treatment the characters got and where they stood.One of the first times you uplift family involved in the story line is on page 28 with the verse form Im nearly eight this is a quite significant poem as it is the only one in the play making it have a lot of meaning behind it. In the poem Mickey basically makes a list of what his older chum salmon Sammy can do but he cant. He talks about how he can play with matches and has a toy gun. In the poem he looks up to him although he has authority over him as he is younger and it just because of that fact that Mickey will do as he says and has a fear of him.Another example is how Ed and Mickey treat their mothers. Mickey is very respectful to his mother and follows any requests that she gives him. This shows that Mickey respects what his mother does for him. Ed however only has respected his mum though her coitus him off and shouting at her not what she has done for him I also think this could be done as a dramatic devise because a blood mother and son have a bind that they are born with and I feel this is showed where Mrs Johnston talks with Ed like a son just before he is about to fall away to the country.Section 5 FriendshipFriendship is another actually important theme in the play as friends can encourage you through rough times and it can also turn an already bad situation into a worse one.An example of this is on page 63 with the developing relationship between Ed and Mickeys wife Linda. As cheating is already a unforgivable thing to do but to do with a best friend AKA a secret brother is a heart wrenching pain Mickey will feel and he goes off in revenge, as we see in the play.But on page 41/42 and the song My friend reveals the sequester Mickey and Ed have and the way they wish to be like each other yet they dont at the same time.And with the false indistinguishability of being best friends they create a bond that they might not of had if they were just brothers.ConclusionW. Russell use lots of dramatic devises in this play in what I think was just the right places so they could all unfold in a fantastic finale. He also highlighted all the key themes and kept coming back to them so they wouldnt be disregarded and he used them so they would all make their own scenarios in a situation. I enjoyed the play very much and the book as well.