Blood Brothers: Edward Lyons

WJEC, Blood Brothers, Edward Lyons

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Personality

Role

  • Friendly, generous character.
  • Feels restricted
  • Revels in Mickey’s liveliness, bad language and risky games.
  • Impulsive character and one who doesn’t think too deeply about the consequences of his actions.
  • Lack compassion and does not sympathise with Mickey’s unemployment worries.
  • He was the twin that was given to Mrs Lyons.
  • He was raised in a middle class school, met Mickey when he was 7, moved away to the country because of his mothers 'health.'
  • Went to a posh boarding school, got suspended for not taking the locket off, meets Linda and Mickey again at 14.
  • Goes to university, when he returns Mickey is miserable as he is unemployed, tries to cheer him up, instead Mickey gets annoyed at how he can never know how he's feeling.
  • When Mickey goes to jail, he helps Linda, they have an affair (or a 'light romance' according to Mrs Johnstone.)
  • He is a successful businessman, councillor Edward Lyons.
  • He is shot by Mickey.

Development (Growth & change)

Other information              

  • Naively offers him sweets in an attempt to impress him.
  • Unselfishly tries to get Mickey to express his love for Linda.
  • Tells Mickey to use his dole money to live like a ‘Bohemian’.
  • He arranges for Mickey to have a job, but does so condescendingly by keeping it secret.
  • When he moves away Mrs Johnstone gives him a locket with a picture of Mickey, Mrs Lyons later mistakes the picture of Mickey for Edward.
  • Raised in a middle-class home and is educated at a private school.
  • Easily influenced by Mickey and Linda?

Comments

Anon1998

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please add quotes

chelsea may meears

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this is very easy to understand