'Do we blame superstition for what came to passOr could it be what we the English have come to know as class?'Which do you think is more responsible for the deaths of Mickey and Edward?

The play 'Blood Brothers' was written by Willy Russell, a lower class man from Liverpool. In this essay I will discuss and then conclude which was more responsible for Mickey and Edward's death's, superstition or class. In order to come to a conclusion about this I will need to explore the arguments for each and then compare them, before concluding with my opinion about their deaths.

Superstition is one of the most important themes explored by the play. Mrs Lyons first brings it up when she puts the shoes on the table. This is when we realise that Mrs Johnstone is superstitious, a key part in the play. The 'shoes upon the table' song is first played here, a song to be repeated whenever a superstitious occurrence comes up in the play.
The whole argument for superstition being more responsible for the deaths of Mickey and Edward can be traced back to the shoes on the table incident. The argument states that if the shoes had never been put on the table then Mrs Johnstone would never ...