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    Willy Russell made the character of Rita comical? The play ‘Educating Rita’ was written by Willy Russell in the late 1970’s during a time of great social change. Willy Russell’s life was just like the character of Rita in the play making it autobiographical. He was born in Whiston which is just outside Liverpool. He was a hairdresser before he went back to college to pass his O level English Literature. ‘Educating Rita’ is a play about a 26 year old called Rita who goes back to university as a hairdresser

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    Allowing Dreams Perspectives change from person to person‚ culture to culture. If things are right or wrong‚ it all depends on your perspective. In the movie Bend it like Beckham‚ by Gurinder Chanda‚ the main characters father‚ Mr. Bhamra‚ has the perspective that Jess playing football as an Indian‚ is an awful idea‚ though he supports her dreams‚ he just does not admit it due to prior experiences. When parents go through events that truly have had a negative impact on their lives

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    Top of Form [pic]                     [pic] [pic] Bottom of Form Share on mymailruShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on vkMore Sharing Services0 | | |Войти |Literary analysis of the play "Pygmalion" by G.B. Shaw - Иностранный язык -реферат | |Top of Form |Plan: | |Email | 

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    Educating Rita Quotation Act one Scene 1 1. Rita: “Do you get a lot of students like me?” Frank: “Not exactly‚ no...” 2. Rita: “You work for the ordinary university‚ don’t y’? With the real students.” 3. Rita: “If I pack the course in I’ll post it to y’.” 4. Rita: “But if you want change y’ have to do it from the inside.” 5. Frank: “I think you’re the first breath of air that’s been in this room for years.” 6. Frank: “I think you’re marvellous

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    Bend It Like Bekham is the story of a young Sikh girl named Jess living in England who wants nothing more than to follow in the footsteps of David Bekham and play soccer. Her parents are very traditional to Sikh values and customs‚ which prevents her from playing soccer. Even though she knows her parents don’t approve‚ Jess goes behind their backs and plays anyway. Considering her heritage and where she is living‚ Jess is caught between two very different cultures‚ modern London and traditional India

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    provide ultimate happiness for society. The prescribed text "Educating Rita" by Willy Russell showcases Rita as losing all of her individuality by gaining knowledge. Mirroring the above thesis‚ my related text‚" The Shawshank Redemption" directed by Frank Darabont encapsulates the idea of institutionalisation. Education is a supplement for the old lifestyle giving new ways to live with detrimental side effects. In the play “Educating Rita”‚ Rita assumes that education is an opportunity for finding herself

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    FILM ANALYSIS MOVIE: BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM Bend It Like Beckham. An Indian family in London tries to raise their soccer-playing daughter in a traditional way. Unlike her traditional older sister‚ Pinky‚ who is preparing for a lavish Indian wedding and a lifetime of cooking the perfect chapati‚ Jess dreams of playing soccer professionally‚ like her hero David Beckham. Wholeheartedly against Jess’ unorthodox ambition‚ her parents eventually reveal that their reservations have more to do with protecting

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    how Willy Russel’s play Educating Rita and Bruce Dawe’s poem “Easy does it‚” emphasise the notion that pathways into new worlds offer problems and possibilities. From the outset of the play‚ the idea of moving into new worlds offering problems and possibilities is clearly evident. Before we even see Rita‚ a connection is made regarding the difficulties of moving into a new world‚ demonstrated through a metaphor‚ which reveals her difficulties in getting through the door. Rita hopes that the Open University

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    Teaching Guide for Educating Rita The following information was put together using the written text of Educating Rita and is not specifically about the production taking place at The Segal Centre this fall. Some of the magic of live theatre comes from the fact that every performance is an event unto itself. As a result there may be some differences between the play as it is described here and the performance that you will see at The Segal Centre. Background Information Educating Rita‚ written by British

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    How does Russel establish the characters of Rita? In the play “Educating Rita”‚ Rita is one of the main character along with Frank. She is described as a twenty-six years old women that works as an hairdresser. “ y’ know if I’m in the hairdresser’s – that’s where I work-“. Russel since from the beginning of the play lets the audience know that Rita is situated in the working class as she works in the hairdresser. This can also be understood by the way she introduced herself to Frank in scene

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