A is an extract from Educating Rita‚ a play by Willy Russell‚ which immediately highlights the fact that this text is crafted speech‚ meaning it will show a lack of spontaneous utterances‚ as Russell will have used specific lexis to add to the emotive aspect of his play. The piece is set in a northern university‚ which conveys there is sociolect‚ such a ‘y’’ in the play. With the participants both being educated‚ as we know Frank is a middle-aged lecturer while Rita is his Open University Student
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femme fatale character is broken. Once we can see through the “bad girl” act‚ the portrayal becomes completely unsuccessful. Two actresses became infamous for their portrayals of two of the most well known femme fatales: Louise Brooks as Lulu and Rita Hayworth as Gilda. In G.W. Pabst’s Pandora’s Box (1929) Louise Brooks plays Lulu‚ a young woman who infects men (and women) with her erotic gaze and causes much mayhem in a 1920’s Weimar Germany. The actress who would play Lulu had to be able
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Belonging implies change‚ and change rarely comes without consequence. The progression to belong into a now culture or place may be physical‚ emotional or mental. Rita‚ driven by feeling inadequate is the main character in Willy Russell’s play‚ Educating Rita. She achieves a successful move into her new world. However‚ she must overcome change which will come at a personal cost. Throughout the play Willy Russell depicts many themes; these include relationships‚ choice and consequence‚ social class
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אהוב שלי (my love)‚ I didn’t know what to expect. I had so many worries about this trip. About us. I was worried we might not be right for each other. I worried that as sometimes we tend to be like a hurricane and a tornado‚ we might leave wreckage behind us in the shape of broken hearts. I was worried this might explode‚ prepping myself up for it even‚ as a coping mechanism. I was worried we’ve gotten carried away with an idea. I’ve been hurt before‚ I’ve been scared before‚ I’ve fallen apart
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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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are presented in Act Two‚ Scenes One to Three reveal about the development of Rita and Frank and their relationship‚ in Educating Rita? Educating Rita was written in 1980 by the playwright Willy Russell and is one of his most famous plays to date. Since the play has many similarities to Russell’s life‚ it is viewed as a semi-autobiographical play containing certain similarities to his life; for example both he and Rita were female hairdressers and were under-educated at school. The play is written
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Exploring Transitions - Educating Rita Defining the concept Transition means to move from one situation or place into another different situation or place. The transition from one phase of life or social context into another can change the person who is moving as well as those they meet along the way. (How is this related to Educating Rita?) The process of transition can affect people in various ways. Some may be challenged or confronted by the experience while others may find the transition
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children of Pagan Ireland reaching out their hands to him. With this‚ he grew increasingly determined to free the Irish from Druidism by converting them to Christianity. St. Rita of Cascia Saint Rita was born in Italy in the late 14th century‚ near the little city of Cascia‚ of parents who though advancing in age had no children; she was the fruit of their pious prayers. At the age of twelve she resolved to consecrate herself to God
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Educating Rita is a comical play written by Willy Russell in 1982. The play is set in the 1970s where social issues revolving around traditional family values and the roles of men and women are starting to change. The play is based around Rita White who is dissatisfied with her life and wants to transform herself. Throughout the play Rita start to change and realise that education cannot solve everything. Rita is a twenty six year old‚ uneducated Liverpool hairdresser. She has decided to enrol on
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change‚ what we are really concerned about is the global warming caused by human activities. In my opinion‚ Global warming is already causing damage in many parts of the United States. Recent hurricanes are a perfect example of direct consequences of global climate change such as hurricane Katrina and hurricane Rita. Of course‚ the impacts of global warming are not limited to the United States. In 2004‚ a massive earthquake triggered the devastating Tsunami‚ which hit Indonesia‚ India‚ Sri Lanka‚ Thailand
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