Mr. Richard Lyons Character Analysis in Blood Brothers

A wealthy businessman, Mr. Lyons feels affection for his wife Mrs. Lyons and his son Edward, but is too oblivious and self-important to realize that Edward is in fact not his biological child. As Mrs. Lyons’ mental health deteriorates, however, Mr. Lyons becomes increasingly alarmed. Throughout the play, he is paternalistic and preoccupied.

Mr. Richard Lyons Quotes in Blood Brothers

The Blood Brothers quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Richard Lyons or refer to Mr. Richard Lyons. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

). Note: all page numbers and citation info for the quotes below refer to the Bloomsbury Press edition of Blood Brothers published in 1995.

MRS. LYONS:…If we stay here I feel that something terrible will happen, something bad.
MR. LYONS: Look, Jen. What is this thing you keep talking about getting away from? Mm?
MRS. LYONS: It’s just…it’s these people…these people that Edward has started mixing with. Can’t you see how he’s drawn to them? They’re…they’re drawing him away from me.

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Page Number and Citation: 68

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Mr. Richard Lyons Character Timeline in Blood Brothers

The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Richard Lyons appears in Blood Brothers. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

The scene shifts, moving to the house of Mr. and Mrs. Lyons , where Mrs. Johnstone works as a cleaning lady. Mrs. Lyons enters with a parcel... (full context)

...of the twins to her. Mrs. Lyons realizes that Mrs. Johnstone is due right before Mr. Lyons gets home, meaning that she could pass off the pregnancy as her own. Excited, Mrs.... (full context)

...to keep them both for a few days, but Mrs. Lyons says that her husband Mr. Lyons is due back tomorrow. She reminds Mrs. Johnstone that she swore on the Bible to... (full context)

...She stops for a minute at her baby’s crib and plays with him. Seeing her, Mr. Lyons approaches, and he expresses pride in both his wife and his new son. Mrs. Lyons,... (full context)

We shift to Mr. and Mrs. Lyons’ house. Mr. Lyons gives Edward the present of a toy gun, and then pretends to... (full context)

Mr. Lyons tries to calm a frantic Mrs. Lyons, who is terrified about where her son has... (full context)

...house, where he behaves in quite a different manner, drinking a glass of scotch with Mr. Lyons and telling him that Edward isn’t really in trouble. He does, however, warn Mr. Lyons... (full context)

After the policeman leaves, Mr. Lyons asks Edward if he would like to move to the country, explaining that Mrs. Lyons... (full context)

...to forget about Mickey, but Edward says that he’s going to go inside and read. Mr. Lyons reassures Mrs. Lyons that children are adaptable, but she is not comforted. (full context)

...if he feels safe in their home. The car horn honks, and Edward exits with Mr. Lyons . (full context)