Exploring Willy Russell's Presentation of Mickey in Blood Brothers
Delve into Willy Russell's portrayal of Mickey in Blood Brothers, analyzing his characterization through stage directions, actions, and dialogue. Understand the literary devices used to bring Mickey to life and consider the immediate impressions drawn from the text.
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English English Blood Brothers Miss Redmond Would like you to explore Willy Russell s presentation of Mickey. Like Comment 2 minutes ago Miss Redmond Think of four synonyms (words that mean the same thing) for the word on the left. If you have the four words I have you think like a genius....er.... ME of course! My Words: teasing humorous mischievous light-hearted
Match the word and its meaning Word/phrase Meaning A posh person who acts in a refined way Hooligan Liverpool dialect for give me Nott n stupid gis you Soft A person who acts in a loud, violent and ant-social way poshy Useless youse Nothing last
Vocabulary and Idioms Word/phrase Meaning A person who acts in a loud, violent and ant-social way Hooligan Nothing Nott n Liverpool dialect for give me gis Stupid Soft A posh person who acts in a refined way poshy You youse Useless last
Characterisation: Mickey Johnstone From what we have read What are your immediate impressions of Mickey Johnstone? Consider Russell s use of stage directions, actions, and the dialogue Mickey uses. Mickey
Mickey What are your first impressions of Mickey? Find words or phrases in the text to describe him.
Making an impression Remember, authors create characters through description, dialogue and action. These are known as literary devices, they are the tools used by writers to make characters come alive.
Mickey Johnstone Using your knowledge of description, dialogue and action write a paragraph explaining how Willy Russell presents the character of Mickey to the audience. The first thing we notice about Mickey is that he is . Mickey is carrying a The way he speaks tells the audience that The way he talks to Edward shows us that
Extension Mickey 1. Find three quotations from p.24 to p.31 which suggest Mickey is a friendly child. 2. How does Russell convey the impression that Mickey is from a poor background? How does Mickey talk about Sammy? What does this tell us about him? How does Mickey come across to the audience? How does Russell use stage directions, dialogue and action to create this impression? 3. 4.
English English Blood Brothers Miss Redmond Would like you to explore Willy Russell s presentation of Mickey. Like Comment 55 minutes ago Miss Redmond Great student Today I............................. Like Comment Willy Russell likes this Great student
