Mrs Lyons - Blood Brothers

Mrs Lyons - Blood Brothers

1. Words to describe her

   • Beginning of play
     • Kind
     • Thoughtful
     • Mysterious
     • Desparate
     • Lonely
     • Exploiting
   • Middle of play
     • Lonely
     • Threatening
     • Frightening
     • Superstitious
     • Manipulative
     • Vicious
   • End of play
     • Revealing
     • Bitter
     • Jealous
     • Revenge

2. Quotes

   • “How are you? Is the job working out for you?” – Mrs L- Pg. 7
   • “I’m finding it rather large at present” –Mrs L- Pg. 7
   • “How quickly an idea planted…surely as a seed in a mother’s womb”- Narrator- Pg.10
   • “Please, Mrs Johnstone. Please.”- Mrs L- Pg. 11
   • “MRS LYONS shows the bible to MRS JOHNSTONE… and then lays her hand on it.”
   • “You swore on the bible.” - Mrs L
   • “You gave your baby away.” – Mrs Lyons – Pg. 18
   • “You won't tell anyone about this, Mrs Johnstone, because if you do, you will kill them”
   • "You'll be locked up. You sold your baby." - Mrs L- Pg. 18
   • "you're not the same as him" - Mrs L - Pg. 29
   • “Mrs Lyons hits Edward hard and instinctively” - Mrs Lyons – Pg. 29
   • “Because if we stay here I feel that something terrible will happen, something bad”
   • “They’re drawing him away” - Mrs Lyons – Pg. 35
   • “Everybody has secrets, don't you have secrets?” - Mrs Lyons – Pg. 53
   • “You won’t ruin Edward!” - Mrs Lyons – Pg. 59
   • “Mrs Lyons has opened the knife drawer and has a lethal-looking kitchen knife in her hand” - Mrs Lyons – Pg. 60
   • “High upon the hill there's a woman gone mad” - Narrator – Pg. 60
   • “She turns Mickey round and points out Edward and Linda to him” - Mrs Lyons – Pg. 79

3. Linking points for an essay/controlled assesment

   • Linking Points
     • He also presents…
     • Another impression…
     • Even though…
     • In conclusion…
     • Again…
     • As a result of this…
     • However…
     • Yet…
     • Similarly…
     • Later…
     • After…
     • When…
   • Introducing Quotations
     • This is highlighted by…
     • As Russell tells us in the play…
     • This is shown when…
     • For example…
     • He describes him as…
     • This is revealed by…
   • Introducing Explanations
     • This suggests…
     • This gives the impression that…
     • This makes me think that…
     • This could indicate that…
     • The word…suggests…
     • This sounds as if…
     • It appears as if…
     • This could show that…
     • It’s as if…