English Lit: AQA GCSE Blood Brothers revision notes

1 Context & Author
- 1.1 Context
  1.1.1 Setting
  1.1.2 Political Background
  1.1.3 Education & Work
  1.1.4 Marilyn Monroe & Pop Culture
  1.1.5 Family
- 1.2 Author
  1.2.1 Willy Russell
  1.2.2 End of Topic Test - Context & Author
2 Plot
- 2.1 Act One
  2.1.1 Overview: Introduction to Mrs Johnstone & Lyons
  2.1.2 Analysis: Introduction to Mrs. Johnston and Lyons
  2.1.3 Overview: The Birth of Mickey & Edward
  2.1.4 Analysis: The Birth of Mickey & Edward
  2.1.5 Overview: Mickey Playing at Home
  2.1.6 Overview: Mickey & Edward as Seven-year-olds
  2.1.7 Analysis: Mickey & Edward as Seven-year-olds
  2.1.8 Overview: Mickey & Edward as Seven-year-olds 2
  2.1.9 Analysis: Mickey & Edward as Seven-year-olds 2
  2.1.10 End of Topic Test - Act One
  2.1.11 End of Topic Test - Act One 2
- 2.2 Act Two
  2.2.1 Overview: Mickey & Edward as Teenagers
  2.2.2 Analysis: Mickey & Edward as Teenagers
  2.2.3 Overview: Mickey & Edward as Teenagers 2
  2.2.4 Analysis: Mickey & Edward as Teenagers 2
  2.2.5 Overview: Mickey & Edward as Teenagers 3
  2.2.6 Analysis: Mickey & Edward as Teenagers 3
  2.2.7 Overview: Mickey & Edward as Adults
  2.2.8 Analysis: Mickey & Edward as Adults
  2.2.9 End of Topic Test - Act Two
  2.2.10 End of Topic Test - Act Two 2
3 Characters
- 3.1 Mickey
  3.1.1 Mickey
  3.1.2 Mickey as a Damaged Adult
- 3.2 Edward
  3.2.1 Edward
  3.2.2 Edward 2
  3.2.3 End of Topic Test - Mickey & Edward
- 3.3 Linda
  3.3.1 Linda
  3.3.2 Linda 2
- 3.4 Mrs Johnstone
  3.4.1 Mrs Johnstone
  3.4.2 Mrs Johnstone 2
- 3.5 Mrs Lyons
  3.5.1 Mrs Lyons
  3.5.2 Mrs Lyons 2
  3.5.3 End of Topic Test - Linda & Mothers
- 3.6 Mr Lyons
  3.6.1 Mr Lyons
- 3.7 Sammy
  3.7.1 Sammy
- 3.8 The Narrator
  3.8.1 The Narrator
- 3.9 Minor
  3.9.1 Minor Characters
  3.9.2 End of Topic Test - Other Characters
- 3.10 End of Topic Sessions
  3.10.1 Grade 9 - Key Characters
4 Themes
- 4.1 Parents & Children
  4.1.1 Parents & Children
- 4.2 Growing Up
  4.2.1 Growing Up
- 4.3 Friendship & Brotherhood
  4.3.1 Friendship & Brotherhood
  4.3.2 End of Topic Test - Parents, Growing Up, Friends
- 4.4 Fate & Superstition
  4.4.1 Fate & Superstition
- 4.5 Nature vs. Nurture
  4.5.1 Nature vs. Nurture
- 4.6 Social Class
  4.6.1 Social Class
  4.6.2 End of Topic Test - Fate, Upbringing & Class
5 Literary Techniques
- 5.1 Structure
  5.1.1 Structure
- 5.2 Tragedy
  5.2.1 Tragedy
- 5.3 Dramatic Irony
  5.3.1 Dramatic Irony
- 5.4 Imagery
  5.4.1 Imagery
- 5.5 Character & Voice
  5.5.1 Character
- 5.6 Music & Lyrics
  5.6.1 Music & Lyrics
- 5.7 Accent & Dialect
  5.7.1 Accent & Dialect
  5.7.2 End of Topic Test - Literary Techniques
  5.7.3 End of Topic Test - Literary Techniques 2