Supersition and fate

• What is revealed about Mrs Johnstone's character early in Blood Brothers?

  She is superstitious
• How does Mrs Lyons use Mrs Johnstone's superstition?

  It gives her power over Mrs Johnstone
• What is linked to the themes of fate and destiny in Blood Brothers?

  Mickey and Edward's death is inevitable
• What role does the narrator play in relation to the theme of fate?

  He reminds the audience of the twins' fate
• What does Russell question about superstition and fate in Blood Brothers?

  Whether social class is more important
• What superstition does Mrs Johnstone react to with horror?

  New shoes on the table
• What does the evidence "You never put new shoes on the table" signify?

  It highlights Mrs Johnstone's superstition
• How does Mrs Lyons manipulate Mrs Johnstone's superstition?

  She uses it to control her actions
• What superstition does Mrs Lyons invent about the twins?

  If either twin learns of their pair, they die
• What is the significance of the self-fulfilling prophecy in the play?

  It links the twins' fate to their actions
• How does the narrator's song "Shoes upon the Table" contribute to the theme of fate?

  It reminds the audience of the twins' fate
• What does the line "Y’ know the devil’s got your number" imply?

  It suggests the twins cannot escape fate
• What does the narrator question at the end of the play?

  Whether to blame superstition or class
• What does the narrator's question about blame suggest about the play's themes?

  It emphasizes social inequality's impact
• How does Russell portray the relationship between social class and the twins' fate?

  Social class leads to Mickey's decline
• What does the play suggest about the inevitability of the twins' deaths?

  It may result from societal unfairness