This essay is about the play Bloody Brothers by Willy Russell and I will be focussing on the two main crucial female characters in the play Mrs Johnston and Mrs Lyons. Which have a big influence in the important events of the play. I will be discussing how they are conveyed to the audience and the audience's reactions to them. I will also look at other aspects like their attitudes, their social statues, lifestyles and their relationships with their children. This will help me evaluate how Willy Russell portrays the two mothers and the audience's reaction to them.

The story begins in Liverpool and Mrs Johnston is a typical working class mother struggling alone because her husband deserted her. She has 7 hungry mouths to feed and then she learns that she is...