Mrs Lyons
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Mrs Lyons is a wealthy, middle-class woman in Willy Russell's play "Blood Brothers" whose desperate longing for a child drives much of the story's tragedy.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a play
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| adopts | Edward Lyons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptsFrom | Mrs Johnstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Blood Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | stage play ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
class divide
ⓘ
motherhood ⓘ nature versus nurture ⓘ superstition and fate ⓘ |
| becomes |
increasingly paranoid
ⓘ
mentally unstable ⓘ |
| concealsTruthFrom |
Edward Lyons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mickey Johnstone NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr Lyons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Mrs Johnstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo | the tragic ending of Blood Brothers ⓘ |
| createdBy | Willy Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| desires | a child ⓘ |
| economicStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
| employs | Mrs Johnstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fears |
Edward’s bond with Mickey
ⓘ
losing social status ⓘ |
| firstAppearsIn | early scenes of Blood Brothers ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasHusband | Mr Lyons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isChildlessAtStartOf | Blood Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| makesPactWith | Mrs Johnstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desperate longing for motherhood
ⓘ
fear of losing her adopted son ⓘ |
| movesHouseTo |
a middle-class area
ⓘ
the countryside ⓘ |
| movesHouseToEscape | Mrs Johnstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| relationshipToEdward | adoptive mother ⓘ |
| relationshipToMickey | employer’s son’s blood brother’s twin ⓘ |
| setIn | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | middle class ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
middle-class privilege
ⓘ
the destructive side of possessive love ⓘ |
| tellsLie | twins who are separated will die if they find out the truth ⓘ |
| threatens | Mrs Johnstone with a knife ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| uses | superstition to control Mrs Johnstone ⓘ |
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