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Assessment objectives
Context, language and structure
Russell and Blood Brothers
Context
Features of plays
Language techniques
Analysis of acts
Act One
Act Two
Analysis of characters
Mrs Johnstone
Mrs Lyons
Mr Lyons
Mickey Johnstone
Edward Lyons
Linda
Sammy Johnstone
The Narrator
Analysis of themes
Social class
Friendship
Growing up
Fate and superstition
Gender.