Blood Brothers Essay

As regards to the staging Mickey's house is on the left hand side stage and would show that Mrs Johnstone doesn't have that much money. It would have smashed windows, with graffiti on one side of the house saying Everton F.C. The paint is peeling off the door and bike with a wheel missing .In contrast with Edwards's house which would have lights both sides of the door with expensive plant pots and double glazed windows.

In the key scene the boys wear very different clothes .Mickey would have a green vest on with holes in it as if it has been passed down from his brother, he would have very short shorts on looking like he has had them for a few years, the soles of his shoes coming off , they were a size to small. Edward would have brand new clothes which perfectly fit ,his shoes are polished and would look as if they had only been warn once or twice.

In his soliloquy Mickey would be sat at the front of the stage hugging his knees feeling sorry for himself "I wish I was our Sammy our Sammy's nearly ten." This tells us that Mickey admires his brother and wishes he was more like him .We know he is proud of his brother when he says,

"He's got two worms and a catapult and has built an under ground den"

This shows that he is proud of his brother .As the soliloquy progresses Mickey would role onto his back and spit into the air and would land on his face .

"I wish I was our Sammy y' wanna see him spit".

The audience would find this hugely funny.

Edward comes on stage and we see the difference between the boys. You can tell the difference when they first come on stage Edward is bright and intelligent while Mickey is suspicious .Another difference is their accent Edward is very posh "my mummy doesn't allow me to play down here actually" where Mickey says "cos me mam says". The boys speak very different from each other they use different vocabulary Edward uses formal words where as Mickey uses slang and swear words .We can see a difference in the boys , with their manners , Mickey uses words like "gis a sweet" this shows that he has never uses please and thanks were as Edward uses more formal language like pardon , he shows his generosity ,kindness and good manners .Edward shows that he is educated when he says "I'll look it up in the dictionary" were as Mickey doesn't know what one is and calls it a "thingy", this shows that Edward benefits from private education and Mickey probably doesn't go to school.

Even though the boys are very different, they become the best of friends. In this key scene they perform a ceremony this is were they become blood brothers. They are aged seven when they first meet, "ey we were born on the same day that means we can be blood brothers". Mickey pulls a pen knife out of his pocket and slashes Edward's palm and does the same to himself and lock their hands together, this makes them blood brothers.

This scene is very important because it introduces the boys for the first time when they are aged seven. We also the difference in the boys as they are growing up (education, manners, lifestyle and personality) .This scene is the first scene were we see humour in the play were as in the other scenes there is only serious parts E.G. poverty giving baby away. We see in this scene the friendship develop so that they are inseparable from each other so they become blood brothers. In this scene conflict is created, the parents don't wont the boys top ever meet and the secret will be revealed to everyone and this is the one thing they don't wont to happen.